Police investigating serious assault in Te Puke, victim drove themself to hospital

A person injured in a serious assault in Te Puke drove themself to hospital to seek medical treatment.

Armed police were called to a house on Ben Keys St about 9.40pm on Friday after reports a person had been injured in an incident at the property.

Despite their injuries, the victim managed to get themself to hospital, a police spokeswoman said.

“The injured person self-transported to hospital for medical attention,” she said.

A neighbour told the Herald a number of officers could be seen searching for someone on the street just after 10pm.

The resident said they had seen at least one armed officer and they could hear repeated calls of a woman’s name.

“Police made initial inquiries into the incident. Work is now underway to determine the circumstances into the assault.”

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