Man arrested for assault after police cordon off blood stained doorway

A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after an incident which led to a police cordon in Doncaster town centre this morning.
By The Newsroom
Published 10th Aug 2016, 11:40 BST
Updated 25th Aug 2016, 17:58 BST
Police sealed off Printing Office Street, where there were bloodstains in a doorwayPolice sealed off Printing Office Street, where there were bloodstains in a doorway
Police sealed off Printing Office Street, where there were bloodstains in a doorway

Video: Blood stained Doncaster doorway sealed off by police

Police say the site had been the scene of an alleged assault and confirmed officers have made an arrest in connection with the incident.

The doorway which was cordoned off had blood on a step, outside the former Co-op building on Printing Office Steet.

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South Yorkshire Police Insp Lynne Lancaster said: “We had a report of a male being assaulted in the early hours of the morning. A suspect is currently in custody.”

The injured man was taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary where he was receiving treatment for head injuries. There was no suggestion any weapon was involved in the incident.