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The Margaret Mahy playground in central Christchurch, where a woman was seriously injured in an alleged assault on Sunday afternoon. (File photo).
A woman was seriously injured in an alleged assault on a popular Christchurch playground.
Police were called shortly after 1 p.m. Sunday to receive reports that a woman was assaulted at the Margaret Mahy playground on Armagh St in central Christchurch, a police spokeswoman said.
She reportedly hit her head on concrete and was initially helped at the scene by people with medical training, a witness said. Things.
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They said the playground was “full of young families” at the time of the alleged attack.
Things understands that the woman and the alleged assailant knew each other.
St John’s spokesman Gerard Campbell said the woman was seriously injured and taken by ambulance to Christchurch Hospital.
Early indications suggested no weapons were used, the police spokesman said.
It is understood that she has since been discharged from the hospital.
“An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is underway and the police are following the lines of investigation. No charges have been filed at this stage, ”the police spokeswoman said.
