A MAN had his skull fractured in a brutal assault on a housing estate.

The 21-year-old man, from Abridge was attacked in Hillyfields, in Loughton, at about 10pm last Thursday (September 24). He suffered a fractured skill and cuts to his head.

The area was cordoned off for forensic examination for much of Friday.

A 32-year-old Loughton man has been arrested on suspicion of GBH and released on police bail until November 26.