Police investigating an assault in New Plymouth early this morning are asking for the public’s help after a man has been left with serious injuries.
About 2.35am, a man entered a toilet block on Ariki Street. Our information is that he has then been king hit by another party while inside.
The victim was taken to hospital, where he remains in a serious condition.
Police are now working to establish what exactly has occurred and identify the person responsible.
The alleged offender has been described as a man about 18 or 19 years old, with dark-coloured hair in a bowl-style cut with a fade at the back.
He was clean shaven and was wearing a crew neck T-shirt.
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