A police cordon remains in place in Ipswich's St Matthew's Street after a man was assaulted and taken to hospital with a head injury in a late night attack.

Ipswich Star: Anyone who saw the incident is asked to contact policeAnyone who saw the incident is asked to contact police (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Officers were called just after midnight on Monday, April 19 to reports a man had been assaulted at the Alexander House building, in St Matthew's Street.

When they arrived at the scene, they found a man had sustained a head injury during an altercation.

He was taken to hospital for treatment, where his injury is being assessed.

A spokesman for the police said: “This is being treated as an isolated incident, with no wider threat to the community."

Eyewitnesses have reported seeing large amounts of blood on the pavement, as police stood by the cordon during the morning rush hour.

Anyone with information is asked to contact South CID on 101, quoting reference number 19442/21.

Ipswich Star: The police cordon was in place during the morning rush hourThe police cordon was in place during the morning rush hour (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)


Ipswich Star: The man suffered a head injury during the assaultThe man suffered a head injury during the assault (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Ipswich Star: Police investigate the scene of an incident on St Matthews Street in IpswichPolice investigate the scene of an incident on St Matthews Street in Ipswich (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Ipswich Star: A police forensics van at the scene at the incidentA police forensics van at the scene at the incident (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)

Ipswich Star: The man is currently in hospital, where his injury is being assessedThe man is currently in hospital, where his injury is being assessed (Image: Sarah Lucy Brown)