Police investigating alleged attack on Jamaal Lascelles after gang of men ‘threatened to shoot’ Newcastle captain in city centre brawl
Police are investigating a brawl in Newcastle’s city centre in which Magpies captain Jamaal Lascelles and his teenage brother were allegedly attacked.
The 29-year-old defender had been on a night out with his younger brother on Saturday, August 19, during which they attended the Chinawhite nightclub, when a fight broke out in the early hours.
Footage of the incident in question has been circulated on social media.
In the video that has been released online, Lascelles and his 19-year-old brother appear to be caught up in an altercation with an angry gang.
It is claimed that Lascelles’ sibling was elbowed in an “unprovoked attack” before bottles were thrown and “six to eight” men joined the argument and threw punches “from all angles”.
According to witnesses cited by the Daily Mail, the assailants targeting Lascelles allegedly threatened to “shoot” the player, a native of Nottingham, as he intervened to safeguard his brother.
Following the altercation, a companion of Lascelles required hospitalisation, with the group responsible for the physical harm having departed the scene before emergency services could respond.