Police are investigating after a man was found with a knife wound to his head following reports of an assault in Northfleet yesterday afternoon.

Officers were called to Snelling Avenue just before 6pm where a man was found with a cut on his head.

A Kent Police spokesman said: “Kent Police was called at 5.54pm to a report of an assault in Snelling Avenue, Northfleet.

“Officers attended and a man in his 30s received treatment for a cut to his head consistent with being struck with a bladed object.

“His condition is not believed to be life-threatening.”

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and anyone with information is urged to call the appeal line on 01474 366149 quoting reference 19-1131.