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| Second arrest over warden assault | |
| (about 5 hours later) | |
| A second man has been arrested in connection with an assault on a traffic warden who was beaten around the head with a crash helmet. | |
| The victim was attacked while on duty outside the Gardeners Arms pub in Chatham Road, Battersea, south-west London, on Wednesday afternoon. | The victim was attacked while on duty outside the Gardeners Arms pub in Chatham Road, Battersea, south-west London, on Wednesday afternoon. |
| A police spokesman said the warden, who is his late 30s, was in a stable condition with serious head injuries. | A police spokesman said the warden, who is his late 30s, was in a stable condition with serious head injuries. |
| Two men, who went to police stations voluntarily, were held on Wednesday. | |
| Beer thrown | |
| The first man is thought to be in his early 20s. The second who went to a police station a few hours later is 22. | |
| A police spokesman said: "It is believed that possibly two men remonstrated with the parking attendant, who had been issuing tickets in the street. | A police spokesman said: "It is believed that possibly two men remonstrated with the parking attendant, who had been issuing tickets in the street. |
| "The victim had beer thrown into his face and was kicked, and struck on the head with a crash helmet. | "The victim had beer thrown into his face and was kicked, and struck on the head with a crash helmet. |
| "The suspects then made off on a motorcycle." | "The suspects then made off on a motorcycle." |