Man in his 30s injured in serious Southend assault

Essex Police have arrested a man

Author: Ellie CloutePublished 29th Nov 2023

A man has been arrested by Essex Police after a serious assault in Southend yesterday (November 28).

Officers were called to Chichester Road just after 3:20pm and a man in his 30s was taken to hospital.

Anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage is asked to get in touch.

Chief Inspector Dan McHugh, said:

"Our officers have made a quick, effective response to this incident and arrested a man.

"The public will see more officers in the vicinity of Warrior Square tonight as they make their way home.

"We are remaining on scene whilst we carry out enquiries.

"We would ask anyone who was in the vicinity of Chichester Road, Warrior Square or Southchurch area at the time who may have information that could help our investigation to contact us.

"We’d like to ask anyone with dash cam or footage of any part of the incident to review their devices and see if they have captured anything that could help us establish the facts and what happened in the lead up to the incident."

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