Three police officers were taken to hospital after being injured in a knife attack in north-east England on Friday evening. Officers attended an address in County Durham to carry out a welfare check on an individual. At the site, they encountered a man with a knife who became aggressive towards them, leaving two Cleveland police officers with puncture wounds and the third with slash wounds. The three officers were taken to hospital to receive stitches for their injuries, the force said. Cleveland police said a 34-year-old man had been arrested in connection with the incident in Corfe Crescent, Billingham, and is currently in police custody. He was also treated in hospital for minor injuries after North East ambulance service attended the scene.