Two men arrested following assault in Gloucester in the early hours of this morning, 18 May

Police have arrested two men on suspicion of assault following an incident in Gloucester in the early hours of this morning, Sunday 18 May.

Officers received a report that two men were attacking another man with baseball bats on Rectory Road, Matson, at around 12.50am. The suspects then dropped the bats before leaving the scene.

A man in his 30s was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with possible fractures. He currently remains in hospital.

Police have arrested two men, a 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old man both from Gloucester, on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm. They remain in police custody at this time.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police using the following form, quoting incident 25 of 18 May: https://www.gloucestershire.police.uk/contact/af/contact-us/us/a-crime-that-has-already-been-reported/