Man arrested by police following serious assault in Leiston near Lowestoft with victim taken to Ipswich Hospital

A man has been arrested following a serious assault in a Suffolk town.

Police were called by the ambulance service at 8.50pm on Monday October 17, after reports that had been stabbed at an address in Old School Close, Leiston, near Lowestoft.

The victim was taken to Ipswich Hospital by land ambulance in a critical condition where the air ambulance was also in attendance.

A 29-year-old Leiston man has been arrested in connection with the attack and was also taken to Ipswich Hospital for treatment, where he remains under arrest.

There are currently police scenes in place at four addresses in Old School Close, which are all connected with enquiries into the attack and also an earlier linked incident.

Any witnesses, or anyone with information about this crime, are asked to contact East CID at Lowestoft Police Station on 101, quoting reference: CAD 402 of October 17.