Man is being treated in hospital for head injuries after he was assaulted when trouble blew up in Harborough over the weekend

A man of 26 is being treated in hospital for head injuries after he was “seriously assaulted” when trouble blew up in Market Harborough on Saturday night.

The victim, who hasn’t been named, is in a “serious but stable condition” after being attacked outside the Sugar Loaf pub on the High Street.

Police are now appealing for any eye-witnesses to come forward urgently as they carry out a full investigation into the late-night town centre assault.

“A 26-year-old man sustained head injuries and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition.

“It’s believed before the assault there was a disagreement outside a pub in the High Street around 11pm on Saturday (July 4) and an 18-year-old girl was pushed,” said Leicestershire Police.

Following the serious assault on the man a 21-year-old man from Market Harborough was arrested on suspicion of Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH).

He has since been released on bail pending further enquiries.

“Enquiries in to the circumstances surrounding the GBH are continuing and no arrests have been made in relation to the common assault on the 18-year-old girl,” said police.

Click here to read our story on the attack on the 18-year-old woman.

If anyone witnessed either incident or has any information which may support the investigation they are urged to call police on 101, quoting crime number 20*341860.

Police had to impose an emergency eight-hour dispersal order to clear revellers out of Market Harborough town centre at 11pm on Saturday night as trouble flared.