A man has attended hospital with a head injury after an assault took place in Ilford.

Police were called at 2.20am yesterday (Friday, February 24) to an east London hospital after the 31-year-old attended.

Detectives have established that he was assaulted on the evening of Thursday, February 23 on Richmond Road at the junction with Henley Road.

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The man remains in a serious but stable condition, according to police.

There have been no arrests and Met enquiries are ongoing.

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Detectives would like to speak with anyone who was in the area and saw or heard anything suspicious.

Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 or tweet @MetCC quoting reference CAD 607/24Feb.

To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.