Police dismiss claims man was stabbed during attack

Suffolk Police officers were called to reports of an attack in Ipswich last night

A police service has shut down claims circulating on social media that a man was stabbed in Ipswich, saying he may have been struck with a bat.

Suffolk Police officers were called to the James Town Boulevard area of the town at about 21:27 BST on Tuesday after reports of an attack.

According to the force, a man in his 20s suffered facial injuries after being struck in the head near to the junction with Hawe Street and Wherstead Road.

A spokesman for Suffolk Police said: "It was not a stabbing but the victim may have been hit with a bat or an object. No arrests have been made so far."

The East of England Ambulance Service sent two ambulances and an ambulance officer vehicle to the scene.

A spokesman added: "A man was transported to Ipswich Hospital for further treatment."

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the police by calling 101 and quoting the crime reference number 37/45984/24.