The discovery of a woman with a serious head injury is the reason why police have cordoned off a property in Branstone on the Isle of Wight.

Police were called to Branstone Farm Lane at around midday on Monday, November 18.

They were alerted following the discovery of a woman with a serious head injury.  

The woman, aged in her 30s, was taken to hospital for treatment.

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(Image: County Press) She remains in hospital and is in critical condition, a spokesperson for Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary has confirmed.

Enquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances surrounding how the woman became injured.

A semi-detached property and its garden, at the far end of the lane, is the focus of police attention, and officers remain at the scene this afternoon (Wednesday).

(Image: County Press)