SUSPICIONS that a man had been the victim of a mugging were yesterday ruled out by police.
Police sealed off the area around Priory Street, Middlesbrough on Wednesday night after a young man was found lying in the area.
Residents raised the alarm fearing the man had been assaulted, but a police spokeswoman said yesterday they were investigating a fight between two Iraqi refugees who knew each other.
The victim, in his twenties, was not seriously injured and suffered cuts and bruises.
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