A man has been assaulted after a verbal altercation escalated in Letchworth. 

Yesterday (Thursday, May 4), two men reportedly had a verbal altercation in Monklands, which became physical. 

One of the men was assaulted by the other, before leaving the area.  

The injured man required hospital treatment.  

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Police were called just after 1pm, and enquiries are being carried out into the incident. 

Witnesses or anyone with information is asked to contact police. 

                                                                                                 

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You can report information about this incident online at herts.police.uk/report, or speak to an operator at herts.police.uk/contact or call the non-emergency number 101, quoting crime reference 41/35866/23.  

You can stay anonymous by contacting Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or via crimestoppers-uk.org.