Man in hospital after assault

A man is in a critical condition in an intensive care unit after a serious assault in central Palmerston North. On Thursday, officers were called to a house on Featherston St, near North St, where an injured man was found about 1.20pm, police said. He was taken to Palmerston North Hospital but transferred to Wellington Hospital that afternoon. A Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley spokesperson said the man was in a critical condition in intensive care. A police spokesperson said yesterday evening no-one had been arrested. ‘‘The scene examination and area inquiries have been completed, and the investigation’s ongoing.’’ One witness, who did not want to be named, said she saw a large police presence at the house on Thursday. An officer was outside the house before noon yesterday and the driveway had police tape around it.