UPDATED: Apartment building under guard after serious assault

Yarmouth RCMP Constable Mark Connell says officers responded to the call to 15 Bond Street last night at 11:40 p.m. and found an 24-year-old adult male with serious injuries. Three suspects, ranging in age from 23-24 are in custody after being picked up near the scene.

RCMP say the victim, a resident of Hants County, sustained fractures to his skull and face.

A local resident says he heard the attack involved baseball bats.

The RCMP's Southwest major crime unit, and Yarmouth RCMP are investigating.