Overview
- Officers responded to Belvedere Road on Sunday after reports that a man was knocked to the ground and assaulted by a group in the early hours.
- The victim, a man in his 40s, was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition and his identity has not been released.
- Police say the attack involved a group of about four men who carried out the assault and that no arrests have been made so far.
- Detectives are conducting urgent inquiries and have asked anyone with information to call 101 quoting reference 126/14JUN or to contact Crimestoppers anonymously.
- The incident took place in a busy cultural and tourist area of central London, raising public-safety concern and likely increasing patrols and witness checks in the South Bank area.