Five arrested following serious assault in Basingstoke

Five people have been arrested in connection with a serious assault on a 31 year old man in Basingstoke.

The incident occurred between 10.30pm and 10.53pm on October 31. Officers attended and found the victim in a rear garden of a residential property in Gershwin Road with serious head injuries.

He remains in hospital where his injuries are currently described as life changing.

The five arrested are two men in their thirties from Basingstoke and three men in their twenties – two from Basingstoke and one from Middlesex.

They were all arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and all currently remain in custody.

If you have any information about this incident, you can get in touch online by using this link:

https://mipp.police.uk/operation/44HC19N04-PO1

If you would like to speak to someone, you can call 101, quoting Operation Enhance.

Alternatively, you can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.