A man has been arrested after a member of staff was assaulted by a guest at a hotel in Greenwich.

Police were called to the assault at the Ibis London Greenwich hotel just before 11.20am this morning.

The suspect, a 22-year-old man, suggested he might harm himself if officers approached him.

Police deployed additional resources "as a precaution" while making "efforts to resolve the situation".

Some roads nearby were closed before the man was arrested on suspicion of common assault at around 2.55pm.

News Shopper: The scene in Stockwell Street (photo: @London999/ Twitter)The scene in Stockwell Street (photo: @London999/ Twitter)

The man who was arrested was taken to hospital for assessment.

All roads have been reopened.

A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "At 11:18hrs on Wednesday, 3 August police were called to a hotel in Stockwell Street, Greenwich following reports that a member of staff had been assaulted by a guest.

"Officers attended to carry out further enquiries.

"The suspect, a 22-year-old man, suggested he might harm himself if officers approached him.

"Additional resources were deployed as a precaution while efforts were made to resolve the situation.

"Some local roads were closed.

"At around 14:55hrs, the man was arrested on suspicion of common assault. 

"All roads have now been reopened.

"The arrested persoon was taken to hospital for assessment."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 11:27am today (3 August) to an incident at the Ibis Hotel, Greenwich.

“We sent a number of resources to the scene, including an ambulance crew, an incident response officer and members of our hazardous area response team (HART).

“A patient was taken to hospital.”

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