Police are investigating an alleged assault at a property off Shaddongate, Carlisle, early today.
Officers were called to a flat at Dixon Court, opposite Dixon's Chimney, at 6.40am after getting a report of an alleged assault causing actual bodily harm.
The attack was said to happened inside a a property.
Though police were quickly on the scene, the suspect had left the area, said a spokeswoman for Cumbria Constabulary.
She added that inquiries are currently ongoing.
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