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Man taken to hospital after suspected assault

BBC A wide shot of one of the shops on Market Jew Street which has been boarded up and covered with graffiti. There is a cleaning crew outside of it.BBC
Emergency services were called to Market Jew Street on Tuesday morning

A man has been taken to hospital after a suspected assault in Penzance.

Emergency services were called to Market Jew Street at 02:20 BST on Tuesday after reports of an assault.

A man in his 40s was taken to hospital by ambulance. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

Devon and Cornwall Police said it had arrested a local man in his 20s on suspicion of assault and criminal damage, and he remained in custody for questioning.

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