A MAN was rushed to hospital with serious head injuries after police were called to a property in Dorch-ester town centre.

Another man was arrested and has been released on bail while inquiries continue over the incident at a flat in South Street on Tuesday evening.

According to the latest report, the injured man was in a ‘serious but stable condition’ at Southampton Hospital, although police have not yet confirmed the cause of the injuries as their investigation continues.

An ambulance attended the South Street flat after being contacted by a member of the public and police were then called in to assist.

Officers were stationed at the property throughout the following day, with forensic officers seen going in and out of the premises.

A Dorset Police spokesman said: “We were called to an address in South Street, Dorchester, at approximately 5.30pm on Tuesday, August 17, by the ambulance service, reporting a man who had suffered head injuries.

“He was taken to Dorset County Hospital and has since been transferred to Southampton.

“Another man was arrested and later released on police bail while inquiries continue.

“Officers investigating have spoken to numerous witnesses who were at the scene.”

The spokesman added that the injured man was a 36 years old of no fixed abode and the man who was arrested was 30 years old and also of no fixed abode.

As of midday on Wednesday the injured man was said to still be in a serious but stable condition at Southampton Hospital.

A spokesman for South Western Ambulance said they received a call from a member of the public to attend South Street at 5.19pm and confirmed they had conveyed an injured man in his mid-30s to Dorset County Hospital.

Larry Thorne owns P&J Butchers, which is below the flat that the police and ambulance service attended.

He said he did not see anything at the time of the incident but arrived at work to find police on the scene.

Mr Thorne said: “I turned up for work at 5.45am the next day and there was a police vehicle parked outside, and it was there throughout the day.

“People from forensics turned up at about 11.30am and were working there till about 3.30pm going in and out with bags.”