A person has been hospitalised with critical injuries after an evening assault in Christchurch.
Police responded to reports of an assault in Linwood, shortly after 7.30pm on Tuesday.
They arrived at a residential address to find the people involved in the assault appeared to know each other. Injuries were reported to police at the scene.
A St John ambulance spokesperson said one person was taken to Christchurch Hospital in a critical condition.
“Inquiries into the circumstances of this incident are ongoing,” police said in a statement.
A scene guard was in place at the Linwood property.
