Police are investigating a serious assault in the Dunedin suburb of Andersons Bay yesterday that left a man unresponsive.
A police media spokeswoman said police were called to the property about 3pm today after a call from a third party.
''The man was breathing but not responsive [yesterday],'' the spokeswoman said.
''It does seem to be just two men involved.''
She was unable to provide more details at the time, including whether it was drug-related, as police were still speaking to the person who reported the assault.
The incident comes on the back of a recent surge of violent assaults in the city.
On June 26, a man dressed as a woman was involved in the sexual assault of another man between the Rob Roy Dairy and the Captain Cook Tavern between 3am and 5am.
Police have not arrested anyone in connection.
On June 22, a 55-year-old man sustained life-threatening injuries when he was bashed in a home invasion in Church St, Green Island.
Police are still hunting for the man wanted in relation to the incident.
On June 19, a woman was smacked on the head with a baseball bat inside her Craigleith St, Northeast Valley home by another woman - who has also not been arrested, while Mosgiel police are investigating an incident in which four men beat a 45-year-old man in Severn St on June 16.
A 40-year-old man was arrested and charged with assault after another man was left bleeding from the face in the Octagon on June 13.
