Pictured: 'Much-loved' father, 50, who died after 'Bank Holiday street assault' - as man, 32, appears in court charged with murder

Published: 01:28, 30 May 2026 | Updated: 01:37, 30 May 2026 A 'much-loved' father who died in an alleged Bank Holiday street assault has been pictured. Steven Streeting, 50, died after suffering a serious head injury after the alleged attack in Hartlepool, County Durham, in the early hours of Monday morning.  Cleveland Police confirmed two men were assaulted at 3am on Church Street on May 25.  Despite being attended to by medics, Mr Streeting tragically passed away from his injuries in hospital the following day.  A 32-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of Mr Streeting.  In a statement released by Mr Streeting's family, he was described as a 'much-loved son, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend, but above all else, a devoted husband and loving father'. It read: 'He will be deeply missed by his family and by all who knew and loved him. 'At this extremely difficult time, the family are supporting one another, while being assisted by specially trained officers from Cleveland Police. 'We kindly ask that our privacy is respected as we grieve and try to come to terms with our loss.' Steven Streeting (pictured) suffered a serious head injury and sadly passed away in hospital on Tuesday Cleveland Police in Church Street, Hartlepool, after the assault of two men on Bank Holiday Monday Aaron Hopper, 32, appeared at Teesside Crown Court charged with one count of murder and attempting to cause grievous bodily harm to another man.  Hopper, of Winterbottom Avenue in Hartlepool, did not enter into a plea, and a trial was set for November 30.  Hopper was remanded into custody until his next court appearance on July 27 to enter pleas. Detective Inspector Matt Hollingsworth, Senior Investigating Officer, said: 'Our thoughts are with the man's family and friends at this sad and difficult time.'  No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.