A MAN has been detained and taken to hospital following an incident at a flat this morning.
Emergency services were called to the flat in Butts Road, Southwick, this morning following a report that a man was in distress.
Police attended the scene and the man was detained "in the interests of safety" before being taken to hospital with an injury.
A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “About 9.18am on Friday, August 19, police received a report of a man in distress at a flat in Butts Road, Southwick.
"Officers responded to the scene, and in the interests of everyone’s safety, the man was detained before being taken to hospital with a small wound.”
A picture taken at the scene shows a large response from emergency services, including ambulance crews. A man can also been seen on a stretcher.
Reports had earlier been made on social media stating that there had been a stabbing.
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