Attempted murder investigation launched in Brantham near Ipswich after woman found with serious head injury on track near Rectory Lane

Police are investigating a suspected attempted murder after a woman was found with a serious head injury and unconscious in a village.

Officers were called by the East of England Ambulance Service shortly after 8am today to Brantham to reports that a woman had been found injured and unconscious on a track near Rectory Lane.

The woman, in her 50s, had been walking her dog next to the sewage works and railway line.

She was found with a serious head injury by members of the public and has been taken to hospital for treatment where she remains.

Police are treating the incident as an attempted murder.

There is a police cordon at the scene while investigations are carried out.

Officers are appealing for anyone who may have information relating to the incident to get in touch.

Contact Suffolk Police quoting 37/41580/24.