Two security guards hospitalised after being attacked on university campus

Updated May 22, 11.30am

Two men were taken to hospital after being attacked on the Loughborough University campus, Leicestershire Police has said. The two men, aged 47 and 52, were injured in Margaret Keay Road in the early hours of Saturday morning (May 18).

Officers were called to the scene shortly after 4am after it was reported that two men were being “attacked in the street”. Following inquiries, police say it is believed the assault was carried out by two men who were attempting to gain access to a flat.

The two men who were injured are believed to be university security officers. Police said the two mens' injuries were not believed to be life threatening or life changing and that they have since been discharged from hospital.

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The suspects reportedly left the scene prior to officers arriving. Throughout the weekend local officers have been in the area carrying out patrols and offering reassurance to those living in the area, it added.

Anyone with information is asked to report to police online at Leicestershire Police’s website or to call 101, quoting crime reference number 24*291058. A spokesperson for Loughborough University said: "Our thoughts and best wishes are with the two members of staff injured in the incident.

"We would urge anyone with information to contact the police.”

*An earlier version of this story said that officers were investigating an assault in Falkner Egginton Boulevard. The Leicestershire Police press office has since been told the incident happened in Margaret Keay Road.*