Leeds city centre street shut by police after man ‘attacked with glass bottle’
The man is in hospital with serious injuries 🚨
A street in Leeds city centre was cordoned off after a man was ‘attacked with a glass bottle’.
Police had closed Call Lane on Saturday (May 23) morning after being called to the scene by paramedics in the early hours. The street remained shut as of 10.15am, Yorkshire Evening Post photos showed.
A man was reportedly assaulted with a glass bottle, West Yorkshire Police has said. He has been taken to hospital with serious injuries - however, they are not believed to be life-threatening.
A force spokesperson added: “Police received reports from ambulance service colleagues that a man had suffered a head injury following a reported serious assault with a glass bottle believed to have taken place on Call Lane, Leeds, at around 5:30am today (23 May).
“The man was taken to hospital where he is being treated for a serious head injury which is not thought to be life threatening.”
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