A man is in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital after a serious assault outside the Otara Mall at 3 am today.
Police have cordoned off a section of road from Otara Rd through to East Tamaki Rd while they examine the scene for clues.
Sergeant Martin Cox from the police northern communications centre in Auckland said the 26-year-old man was bleeding from the head when he was found outside a mini supermarket in the mall.
Police are speaking with several witnesses at the Otara police station and are treating the case as potential homicide.
Man in critical condition after assault
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