A man aged 77 was left with serious head injuries following an attack in North Yorkshire on Tuesday morning.

Police said that a nurse discovered the injured man when she was called to the home of an elderly couple in Kirbymoorside. Police attended an address in Tinsley Garth and a 67-year old woman was subsequently arrested on suspicion of assault. Following a medical examination she was detained under the Mental Health Act.

The victim was yesterday poorly in the intensive care unit of Scarborough General Hospital. A North Yorkshire Police spokesman said they were not seeking any other person in connection with the incident.