Saturday, 4 July 2015 - 6:12pm |
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Two in custody following serious assault

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A 17 year old Nelson man and a 27 year old Nelson man are in custody and have both been charged with assault with intent to injure following an incident at Franklyn Village in Nelson in the early hours of this morning.

A 46 year old Nelson man who suffered a head injury in the incident has been transferred to Wellington Hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

Nelson Bays Police have a team of 20 staff working on the investigation and specialists from ESR are assisting with the scene examination.

At this stage Police are not seeking anyone else although they are keen to hear from anyone that might have information about this incident. Anyone with information should call Nelson Police Ph 5463840

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