A 22-year-old man was taken to hospital yesterday following reports of a violent assault.

Police were called to an address in Lavender Hill, Clapham just after 2pm and found a man with a serious facial injury.

London Ambulance Service attended and took the man to hospital.

His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening or life-changing.

Police cordoned off Wix's Lane footpath, off Lavender Hill, while they investigated yesterday afternoon.

No arrests have been made.