Two men and a woman have been arrested after a man was hospitalised following a fight in Hitchin on Friday night.

Two groups of men became involved in a dispute in Riddy Lane off Whitehill Road around 9pm.

A teenager was injured in the altercation and taken to hospital, where he remains with non-life threatening injuries.

Det Con Ben Dixon said: “I am appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time of the offence and saw anything happen, or the events leading up to it, to please get in touch with me as soon as possible.

“Any information you provide, no matter how seemingly insignificant, could help us to piece together the circumstance of this incident.”

The trio remain in police custody for questioning.

Anyone with information is asked to contact DC Dixon via 101 citing crime reference number G1/16/1836.