Busy street in Northampton town centre cordoned off by police following incident

Detectives at Northamptonshire Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was seriously assaulted in Sheep Street, next to the Northgate Bus Station.

Police say the incident happened yesterday (April 12) between 7.20pm and 7.40pm, when the man in his 50s was repeatedly pushed, causing him to fall over and become unconscious.

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a serious condition, say police.

Officers are now appealing for the person responsible to come forward. They are also asking anyone who witnessed what happened or anyone who has information or video footage of the incident to contact them.

You can do this by calling 101, ringing Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111 or by reporting online at www.northants.police.uk/ro. Police have asked members of the public to quote incident number 25000212629 when passing on any information.

Chronicle & Echo was at the scene this morning (Sunday) at around 9am and saw officers still guarding the scene, while the road was taped off.