Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver
A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm after a person was critically injured in Christchurch on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to a Sparks Road property at 2.30am.
Police say a 24-year-old man has been arrested and charged in relation to the assault.
He will appear in the Christchurch District Court on Wednesday.
The victim is now in a stable condition in hospital.
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