A police officer on Friday at the scene of a serious assault that happened on Thursday. A man remained in critical condition in an intensive care unit after a serious assault in central Palmerston North. Officers were called to a serious assault at a house on Featherston St, near North St, on Thursday afternoon where an injured man was found about 1.20pm, but it wasn’t clear when the assault happened, a police spokesperson said. The man was taken to Palmerston North Hospital, but later transferred to Wellington Hospital on Thursday afternoon. A spokesperson for the Capital & Coast District Health Board said the man was still in a critical condition on Saturday.

Source: Stuff November 19, 2022 12:05 UTC