POLICE searching for a man after a street fight broke out found him cowering in the back garden of a property.

A fight broke out in Forest Road, Walthamstow, shortly after 11pm on Saturday, March 25.

Nearby Diana Road was cordoned off and sniffer dogs and a police helicopter were called in to assist with the search.

The man, 23, was arrested on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm shortly after midnight on Sunday morning, March 26.