A man has been arrested following reports of an assault in Rainham.
The Metropolitan Police Service was alerted to the incident on Bridge Road at 5.20pm on Saturday (August 1).
Officers were dispatched to the scene alongside paramedics, where a man in his 40s was found suffering head injuries.
He was treated at the scene, with the wounds believed to be neither life-threatening nor life-changing.
A 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to cause serious harm.
A spokesperson for the Met said: “Police were called at 17:20 on Saturday, 1 August to reports of an assault on Bridge Road, Rainham.
“Officers attended with the London Ambulance Service. A man in his 40s was treated at the scene for non-life threatening or life changing injuries to his head.
"One 29-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault with intent to cause serious harm."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101, quoting CAD5419/01AUG.
Alternatively, contact Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
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