Police have made arrests following an incident this morning which left two women in hospital. 

Officers were called to Hillington Square in King's Lynn to reports of violence involving three people shortly after 9.15am.

A woman in her 30s suffered serious facial injuries and was taken to hospital for further treatment. 

Another woman in her 30s was arrested on suspicion of affray. She was taken to King's Lynn Police Station but was later moved to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for treatment for her own injuries.

The road was closed and a police cordon was put up as officers began their investigations.

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While officers were at the scene they found a man in a property threatening to harm himself which was safely resolved.

A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of intentional strangulation and taken to King’s Lynn Police Investigation Centre for questioning, where he remains.