LEYTON: Street fight leaves man in hospital
3:07pm Thursday 3rd July 2008
A MAN suffered serious head injuries during a viscious mid-afternoon street attack.p>
Violence flared between two men at the junction of Leyton High Road and Coopers Lane at around 1.30pm.
Witnesses heard shouting and saw a man in his early 20s being attacked.
The injured man was rushed to Whipps Cross Hospital. His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. There was a heavy police presence in the area well into the evening.
The road and surrounding area was cordoned off for a number of hours while police and sniffer dogs searched the scene.
A front window of Othi Cuisine Caribbean take away was smashed during the fight.