A man has been charged after an incident in Newcastle which has left another man in a critical condition in hospital.

About 3.30am today (Saturday 26 March 2016), police were called to attend a street in Hamilton following reports of three males fighting.

Officers from Newcastle City Local Area Command attended and located a 34-year-old man being detained by two men.

The 34-year-old was found to be unresponsive. Ambulance Paramedics conveyed him to John Hunter Hospital where he is in a critical condition.

One of the men who were detaining him, aged 33, was taken to John Hunter Hospital where he was treated for facial injuries.

He was then taken to Newcastle Police Station where he was charged with recklessly inflict grievous bodily harm.

He was granted conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on 21 April 2016.

The other man, aged 32, who was assisting in detaining the 34-year-old, has not been charged.

Investigations suggest the 34-year-old man had committed a break, enter and steal offence at the 33-year-old man’s home prior to the altercation.