Crime

Beckenham: Man, 26, arrested as assault victim fights for life

A suspect has been arrested as a 42-year-old man attacked in a south east London street continues to fight for life.

Beckenham: Man, 26, arrested as assault victim fights for life
Beckenham: Man, 26, arrested as assault victim fights for lifeGeneral view of the High Street in Beckenham Daniel Lynch

A suspect has been arrested as a 42-year-old man attacked in a south east London street continues to fight for life.

Police were called to Beckenham High Street at 1.22am on Sunday. London Ambulance Service found the victim with a head injury.

He was treated at the scene before being taken to a south London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

The 26-year-old male detained on Tuesday morning on suspicion of assault is being questioned at a south London police station.

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Detective Inspector Tom Revell, of the Met’s South Area Command CID, said: “Initial enquiries suggest that the assault occurred after a confrontation in the street between the victim and another man.”

Anyone with information can call police on 101, quoting reference 536/17OCT, or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.