A man was arrested on suspicion of assault after barricading himself inside a room at a residential address in St Paul’s Cray.

Police were called shortly after 6am this morning to reports of a disturbance at a property on Barcombe Close.

Officers attended and found a man had barricaded himself inside a room.

The 29-year-old man was subsequently arrested on suspicion of assault.

He was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a south London hospital for treatment to minor injuries.

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing.