Worthing town centre incident: Man taken to hospital and arrest made
Police and the ambulance service responded to a report of an assault outside the Guildbourne Centre at just after 1.30pm, a spokesman for Sussex Police said.
Three police cars and an ambulance were seen parked near HSBC and Wilko in South Street Square.
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A Sussex Police spokesman said: "Police and the ambulance service responded to a report of an assault outside the Guildbourne Centre, Worthing, at about 1.38pm on Thursday (March 14).
"A man has been taken to hospital with minor injuries and another man has been arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm. There is no further information at this stage."
South East Coast Ambulance Service has been approached for a comment.
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Hide AdUPDATE: A 40-year-old man from Worthing, arrested on suspicion of assault, has been released under investigation pending further enquiries, police said.