A police raid that allegedly saw an assault has resulted in the arrest of a man from Southampton.

On Wednesday, July 3, police responded to a report of assault on Waterloo Road, Southampton.

Police carried out a warrant at the address on Friday, July 5, as part of their investigation and were there until Saturday morning.

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Police have now confirmed that a 36-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and is in custody at the current time.

On Saturday police said: "Police have been in attendance at an address on Waterloo Road in Southampton this week in connection with an ongoing assault investigation.

"We attended the address on Friday, July 5, to carry out a warrant, and remained there until this morning, Saturday, July 6."