Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller
A man has serious injuries after being king hit while in a New Plymouth toilet block in the early hours of the morning.
The man entered a toilet block on Ariki Street at about 2.35am this morning.
Police say their information is that he was king hit by someone while inside though are trying to establish exactly what happened.
The man was taken to hospital and is in a serious condition.
The alleged offender is described as a clean shaven man about 18 or 19 years old, with dark hair in a bown style cut with a fade at the back and wearing a crew neck t-shirt.
Police are asking anyone in the area who saw anything suspicious at the time, or who can identify the person described above, to contact them on 105 and quote file number 230204/3800.