A man will appear in court tomorrow after being charged with the alleged reckless wounding of another man at Weston, in the Hunter region.

About 11pm yesterday (Saturday 26 December 2015), a 40-year-old man was staying with a 43-year-old friend at a home on First Street, Weston, when they became involved in an argument.

It’s alleged the older man punched the younger man a number of times in the head and pushed him into a lounge.

Emergency services were called and the injured man was taken to John Hunter Hospital with serious head injuries, including two fractured eye sockets.

The 43-year-old man was arrested and taken to Cessnock Police Station, where he was charged with reckless wounding.

He was refused bail to appear before Maitland Bail Court tomorrow (Monday 28 December 2015).