Man left with head injury after altercation outside Tesco in St Matthew's Street, Ipswich

Published: 13:28, 19 April 2021

| Updated: 13:36, 19 April 2021

A man was taken to hospital with a head injury after an altercation in Ipswich, which led to a road being cordoned off by police.

Officers were called to outside Tesco in St Matthew's Street this morning. There had been local reports of blood on the pavement.

Police said a man was assaulted at the nearby Alexander House apartment building and that he sustained a head injury in the altercation.

A spokesman added: "He was taken to hospital for treatment, where his injury is being assessed.

“This is being treated as an isolated incident, with no wider threat to the community."

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference: 19442/21.