Man, 24, suffers life-threatening head injuries after being assaulted with metal pole near River Thames in Vauxhall
2 October 2023, 12:21
A man has sustained life-threatening head injuries after being attacked with a metal pole near Vauxhall Bridge on Sunday morning.
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Police were called to Albert Embankment near Vauxhall Bridge shortly before 4:15am on Sunday morning after receiving reports that a man had been attacked with a metal pole near the River Thames.
Officers and paramedics found the man, 24, had suffered a head injury and was rushed to hospital. His condition has since been assessed as life-threatening, police said in a statement.
Two men, aged 21 and 23, were arrested near to the scene of the incident on suspicious of causing grievous bodily harm.
Both men remain in police custody.
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Detectives from the Met’s South Central BCU have urged people who witnessed the incident but have not yet come forward to contact police.
CCTV from the location shows a number of people in the area, police added in a statement.
Anyone with information should contact police by calling 101 and quoting CAD 1204/01Oct.
