3:01pm Saturday 24th May 2008
A CORDONED area in Gravesend town centre is due to be lifted this afternoon say police.
The area around Darnley Road and New Road was cordoned off follwing reports of two separate assaults.
The first was a serious sexual attack on a teenage girl which was reported at around 9.30pm yesterday (May23).
Police have been conducting a house to house inquiry in the area this morning and the cordoned area in Darnley Road near A.B.C Self-Drive is due to be lifted this afternoon.
A second assault was reported early this morning after a fight near McDonald's in New Road.
A 28-year-old man was taken to Darent Valley Hospital with a head injury at 5am today.
On Saturday afternoon his condition was described as stable.
His injury is not thought to be life-threatening.
New Road has reopened to shoppers.
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