A man has been arrested on suspicion of common assault and criminal damage to a property after police where called to a residential Ipswich road last night.

Police received a call from a distressed member of the public in relation to an incident in Chesterton Close, on the Chantry estate, at about 9.30pm on Thursday.

A spokesman for Suffolk police said: "Officers detained a man for public order offences after receiving calls from the members of the public last night.

"The man was taken to hospital for treatment to an injury on his hand.

"He was later arrested on suspicion of common assault and criminal damage to a property.

"He was taken to Martlesham police investigation centre where he remains."

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