A woman has been arrested for assault after an incident in the city centre.

It happened in Pavilion Buildings, off North Street, Brighton, at 3.15am today. 

This morning, a police cordon was in place around a pool of blood on the pavement. 

A scene of crimes officer was seen taking samples of the blood. 

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "At 3.15am on Thursday, February 23, police responded to a report of an assault between a man and woman.

"Officers attended the scene where they located a man with injuries to his face. He was taken to hospital with serious, but non-life threatening or life-changing injuries. The man currently remains in hospital."

A 32-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in police custody at this time.

The spokesman added: "There will be heightened police presence in the area while officers conduct their enquiries."

Anyone with information which could assist officers with their investigation is asked to report it to police online or call 101 quoting serial number 113 of 23/02.