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Person in critical condition after group fight in Hamilton, police say

2:28 pm today
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(File photo) Photo: RNZ / Angus Dreaver

One person is in a critical condition in Waikato Hospital after reports of a group fight in east Hamilton.

Police were called to a house in Firth Street, Hamilton East, about 11.30am on Saturday, after multiple reports of an altercation in the area.

They found one person in a critical condition, who was taken to Waikato Hospital.

Police had spoken to several people as they investigated what happened, and a scene examination was planned.

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