The search continues for the alleged culprits involved in two assaults in Newcastle and Muswellbrook over the weekend.
Police say a 31-year-old man was slapped and knocked unconscious during an altercation at a licensed premise on Darby Street, Cooks Hill on Saturday night.
Police want to speak to two men of Caucasian appearance in their mid 20's to mid 30's with a muscular build, average height and neck tattoos.
One was wearing a white t-shirt, the other a green short-sleeved shirt.
Meanwhile, police are trying to piece together the circumstances leading up to the assault of a 28-year-old man in the front yard of a home on Tindale Street at Muswellbrook.
The incident happened around 7.30 on Saturday night.
The victim suffered a fractured skull and lacerations to his face and arms and was airlifted to the John Hunter Hospital in a serious condition.
Anyone who witnessed either incident is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
