Portsmouth roads locked down after man seriously injured - police update
Police have given an update into a probe after a large police presence locked down part of Cosham when a man was seriously injured.
A police cordon was in place from London Road between St George's Road and Havant Road, next to the Red Lion Hotel, as officers swept the area for clues amid “blood stained clothes and broken glass” on April 9.
Police were called at 9.30pm after a man in his 30s was found with a head injury in London Road, outside the Red Lion Hotel. “The injury is not deemed life-threatening,” a force spokesperson previously said.
“Enquiries remain ongoing to establish exactly how the man sustained this injury, and as part of this we have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent.”
Now police have given an update on the arrested boy, telling The News: “The 14 year-old boy has been released with no further action.
“Following further enquiries into how the man sustained the head injury, and a review of all the evidence available to police at this time, a decision has been made to file this investigation pending any further information coming to light.”
A witness told The News: “Police were cleaning up what looked like bloodied clothes and broken glass. It was unclear what had happened but people were still drinking and enjoying themselves in the garden of the Red Lion Hotel after the incident. There were five police vehicles at the scene.”
Another local said: “There were police everywhere with a huge cordon in place. It looked like a serious incident.”