ALL three emergency services attended an incident in the Brays Mead area of Harlow on Sunday night.

An Essex Police spokesperson said: “Officers are investigating an assault which took place at an address in Brays Mead, Harlow.

“We were called out to the scene at around 8.25pm on Sunday 25 August.

“It was established a man had been struck with a hammer. An unknown substance was also thrown over him. He suffered a head injury which is not life-threatening or life-changing.

“Our enquiries into this incident are ongoing. 

“Anyone with information should contact us as soon as possible.

“You can let us know by submitting a report on our website or by using our online Live Chat service which is available 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week.

“It can be found at the bottom right of our homepage at www.essex.police.uk. 

“Visit www.essex.police.uk/digital101 to find out more about our website reporting services.

“Alternatively, you can call us on 101. 

“Please cite incident 1145 of 25 August.”

An east of England ambulance service spokesperson said: “We attended an incident at 9pm in Brays Mead involving injuries with a knife and hammer.

We sent ambulances and the air ambulance attended.

“A patient was transported to the Princess Alexandra Hospital”.