Man arrested after serious assault in Smethwick

We're investigating after a man was seriously assaulted on St Pauls Road, Smethwick, shortly before 8.30pm, yesterday (Sunday).

Officers attended and a man in his 50s was taken to hospital with injuries believed to be life-threatening.

A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of wounding and remains in custody for questioning.

We are in the early stages of our investigation, and we remain at the scene to conduct a thorough search to understand exactly what happened.

We would ask anyone who may have been in the area at the time or has any information to get in touch with us by calling 101 quoting incident number 3929 of 14 June. You can also call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.