Two men arrested on suspicion of GBH following serious assault in Fratton

TWO men have been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm following a serious assault on a man in Fratton this morning.
By The Newsroom
Published 14th Oct 2016, 10:56 BST
Updated 25th Oct 2016, 20:09 BST

The men, aged 20 and 19 from Portsmouth, are currently in police custody.

Police were called at 3.30am today after a man was found in Lake Road with serious injuries.

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A spokesman said they believed the incident was drugs-related.

The 38-year-old victim suffered an injury to his neck and was taken to Queen Alexander Hospital, in Cosham, where his condition is described as critical.

As a result of this incident, several roads in the area are currently closed to allow officers to carry out investigation work.

St Mary’s Road from Woodlands Street and parts of Kingston Road and Lake Road itself are all closed to traffic and pedestrians. Fratton Road was reopened around 7.45am this morning.

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A spokesman said; ‘We understand that these closures will cause significant inconvenience to those living and working in the area and we would like to apologise for that and thank people for their patience.

‘At this stage, we suspect this incident is drugs-related.’

Anyone with information about is asked to call Fratton CID on 101, quoting 44160387913. Alternatively call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.