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| Casualty actor Clive Mantle has part of ear bitten off | Casualty actor Clive Mantle has part of ear bitten off |
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| A former actor in long-running BBC medical drama Casualty has had part of his ear bitten off in Newcastle. | A former actor in long-running BBC medical drama Casualty has had part of his ear bitten off in Newcastle. |
| Clive Mantle, who also stars in US drama Game of Thrones, was attacked at the Travelodge in Foster Street in a dispute over noise, his agent said. The ear has been sewn back on. | Clive Mantle, who also stars in US drama Game of Thrones, was attacked at the Travelodge in Foster Street in a dispute over noise, his agent said. The ear has been sewn back on. |
| The 55-year-old had finished a run in The Ladykillers at the Theatre Royal. | The 55-year-old had finished a run in The Ladykillers at the Theatre Royal. |
| A 32-year-old man from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire has been charged with wounding with intent. | A 32-year-old man from Hamilton in South Lanarkshire has been charged with wounding with intent. |
| He will appear before magistrates next month following the attack in the early hours of Sunday. | He will appear before magistrates next month following the attack in the early hours of Sunday. |
| 'Shaken and shocked' | 'Shaken and shocked' |
| A spokesman for Mr Mantle's agent, London-based Sarahband Associates, said surgeons at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary had managed to sew the top part of the actor's right ear back on. | A spokesman for Mr Mantle's agent, London-based Sarahband Associates, said surgeons at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary had managed to sew the top part of the actor's right ear back on. |
| He said he believed Mr Mantle was pinned to the floor in the hotel and attacked after asking other guests to keep the noise down. | |
| He said: "He is very shaken and shocked by what has happened, you don't expect this kind of thing to happen in a hotel. | He said: "He is very shaken and shocked by what has happened, you don't expect this kind of thing to happen in a hotel. |
| "The part of the ear that was bitten off was found and sewn back on. Mr Mantle said the police, ambulance and hospital staff were amazing." | "The part of the ear that was bitten off was found and sewn back on. Mr Mantle said the police, ambulance and hospital staff were amazing." |
| 'Horrified by events' | |
| The Ladykillers finished its run in Newcastle on Saturday but its tour is due to continue in Salford on Tuesday. | |
| Laura Myers, publicist for the play, said: "Clive doesn't yet know when he will be able to rejoin the cast and feels he must mention the ambulance crew, police and hospital staff who were all superb. | |
| "Fiery Angel, producers of The Ladykillers, are horrified by the events of Sunday morning and are doing everything they can to ensure Clive has a speedy recovery." | |
| Another man has been released on bail in connection with the attack and a third man released without charge. | Another man has been released on bail in connection with the attack and a third man released without charge. |