Police have cordoned off an area in The Planks, Old Town, following a serious assault earlier this evening.
Shortly after 5pm police received reports that a 21-year-old man had been assaulted.
He has since been taken to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford and his injuries are thought to be life-changing but not life-threatening.
No arrests have been made in connection with this incident at this time but enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone with information should call police on 101 and quote log number 225 of today.
