A person has been arrested and two people taken to hospital following a "serious assault" at a Dagenham pub.

Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called at 9.19pm on September 1 to reports of an assault at a pub in Wood Lane. 

They attended alongside paramedics from the London Ambulance Service. 

At the scene, a number of people were found to have "suffered serious assault", according to a Met Police spokesperson. 

A man and a woman were taken to hospital with injuries not thought to be life-threatening or changing. 

One person has been arrested on suspicion of assault and criminal damage and an investigation has been launched. 

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Enquiries into the incident continue, and anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or contact @MetCC on 'X', quoting CAD7113/01SEP. 

Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. 

The Met has not confirmed the name of the pub in which the alleged assault took place.