Five people have been arrested after a man fell from a fourth-floor window in Brighton in the early hours of this morning.
They are being held on suspicion of seriously assaulting the 25-year-old man, who fell from a building in Chadborn Close, Whitehawk.
The 25-year-old man is in a critical condition in hospital with head injuries.
He was taken from the Bristol Estate to the Royal Sussex County Hospital near by in Eastern Road, Brighton, before being transferred to Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre in Haywards Heath.
The five suspects – three men and two women – are due to be questioned this afternoon about the fall, which is believed to have happened shortly before 3am during a new year party.
Anyone who heard or saw any suspicious activity in the area is urged to call Sussex Police on 0845 6070999 or the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
* A second man is in a critical condition in hospital with head injuries after a fall. A 41-year-old was taken to the Royal Sussex after falling from a walkway by the Asda car park at Brighton Marina just before midnight.
