A WEDDING guest is being treated for life-threatening injuries after he was attacked outside a luxury four-star hotel in St Albans. Police and ambulance services were called to Sopwell House Hotel in St Albans just before midnight on Friday when the victi

A WEDDING guest is being treated for life-threatening injuries after he was attacked outside a luxury four-star hotel in St Albans.

Police and ambulance services were called to Sopwell House Hotel in St Albans just before midnight on Friday when the victim, a 57-year-old man from Stevenage, was discovered.

The assault took place between 11.15pm and 11.35pm within the grounds of the hotel in Cottonmill Lane.

The victim was taken to the QE2 Hospital in Welwyn Garden City with life-threatening injuries where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

An 18-year-old man, also from Stevenage, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of grievous bodily harm but has been released on police bail until November.

Detective Inspector Peter Fulham from the Beds and Herts Major Crime Unit is investigating and said: "I am appealing to anyone who saw the incident or knows anything about it to please come forward and help us with our inquiry. There were many wedding guests from the Stevenage area and I am particularly keen to speak to them regarding this incident."

Anyone with information should contact the incident room on 01707 354236 or 0845 33 00 222. Alternatively, people can call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.