A man has been arrested following a report of an assault in the South Belfast area on Saturday morning.
PSNI officers received a report shortly after 6.45am of an altercation between two men in the Ormeau Road area.
On arrival, police found one of the men had sustained a serious injury to his left ear.
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He was taken to hospital for treatment to his injuries. A man, aged 32, was subsequently arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm with intent.
While being transported to custody, the man spat in a police vehicle and was found to be in possession of suspected herbal cannabis.
He was further arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and possession of a Class B controlled drug. The man remains in custody at this time, assisting officers with their enquiries.
A PSNI spokesperson said: “Our investigation is underway and I would appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything, or who may have dash-cam, CCTV or other video footage, to contact us on 101, quoting reference 434 of 08/07/23.”
Alternatively, you can submit a report online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/. You can also contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 or online at http://crimestoppers-uk.org/.
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