Two men arrested after baseball bat attack

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Police said they had received a report of two men attacking another man with baseball bats

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Two men have been arrested on suspicion of assault after a reported baseball bat attack.

The victim, a man in his 30s, was taken to Gloucestershire Royal Hospital with possible fractures following the incident at around 00:50 BST on Sunday, where he remains.

Gloucestershire Police said officers had received a report of two men attacking another man with baseball bats, which they dropped before leaving the scene on Rectory Road, Matson.

A 35-year-old man and a 33-year-old man, both from Gloucester have been arrested on suspicion of assault causing actual bodily harm, and remain in custody.

Anyone with information about the incident has been asked to contact Gloucestershire Police.

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