A 33-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of actual bodily harm following an incident at a block of flats in Brading this afternoon (Friday), in which a woman received a leg injury.
Police were called to Lower Furlongs at just before 13:40 to reports of an assault.
Officers arrived on scene to find a 46-year-old woman with multiple injuries, including to her leg. Her injuries are not life-threatening or life-changing.
The Isle of Wight Ambulance Service, which dispatched an ambulance, a critical care paramedic and an operational commander, conveyed the casualty to St Mary’s Hospital for further assessment and treatment.
Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed that a 33-year-old man, of no fixed address, has been arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning actual bodily harm.
He remains in custody at this time.
Police remain at the scene in Brading this evening as enquiries take place to establish what happened.
UPDATE SUNDAY – Police have confirmed that the 33-year-old man has been released with no further action.
What is becoming of this once safe island.
When was that? Back in the 90s when a woman was murdered in the house opposite Station Road Brading by her partner, or late 90s when a woman was held captive for 5 days in a houseboat in Bembridge tortured almost to death, with life changing injuries? Violent crime doesn’t change no matter what year it is.
1970s
It’s actually a very safe place to live
It’s not the place it use too be.