TWO men have been left injured with one suffering a serious head injury after an early hours altercation. 

Police were called to a fight outside The Dorrington Hotel in Trinity Street, Halstead, shortly after 1am this morning.

One man was found to have sustained wounds to his torso and a second man suffered a serious head injury.

Both were taken to hospital for treatment for their injuries.

Speedy enquiries identified a number of people had potentially been involved in the incident and officers are following a number of targeted lines of enquiry.

At this stage, one man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH.

Detective Sergeant Luke Howard, of Braintree CID, said: “Our work on this incident is continuing today at pace and we’ve got a number of targeted lines of enquiry that we’re pursuing.

“Clearly, this incident has taken place in front of a large number of people outside The Dorrington Hotel so I know there will be a number of people who have witnessed it and I would urge anyone who has information to please come forward.”

Anyone with information should contact Essex Police at essex.police.uk/digital101 or by calling 101, citing incident 85 of 24 November.

To make an anonymous report, contact independent charity Crimestoppers by calling 0800 555 111.