Third teen arrested over Portslade stabbing
A 16-year-old boy remains in a stable condition after he was stabbed in Portslade on Saturday afternoon (September 10).
Police and paramedics at the scene of the stabbing outside the Co-op on the corner of Abinger Road and Shelldale Road in Portslade
Emergency services were called to the scene in Abinger Road at 5.17pm where a group of youths were gathered in the car park of the Co-op store.
The victim was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with serious stab wounds. Three people have been arrested.
A 16-year-old boy from Portslade, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, remained in police custody as of 9am on Monday (12 September).
A 15-year-old boy from Hove, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and committing grievous bodily harm with intent, has been released on bail until 18 November pending further enquiries.
An 18-year-old man from Portslade, arrested on suspicion of affray, has been released on bail until 18 November pending further enquiries.
Anyone with information or who witnessed the attack is asked to email 101@sussex.pnn.police.uk or call 101 quoting Operation Autumn. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 (http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org).
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If you have any info, don’t call 101, they won’t answer for so long, you’ll be asleep, or your battery will go flat, or you’ll have to go out, hopeless, scandalous even!!!