A 16-year-old boy has been arrested for murder after another teenager was fatally stabbed in Brighton this afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Queens Road at around 5pm to reports of a 17-year-old boy having been stabbed.
He was taken to hospital by the ambulance service, where he was sadly pronounced dead. His next of kin have been informed.
Following an extensive search, a 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder. He remains in custody at this time.
Detective Superintendent Andy Wolstenholme, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: “This is a tragic incident in which a young man has lost his life and we understand the community will be shocked and alarmed.
“A suspect is in custody and a fast-moving investigation is underway to establish exactly what happened and why. While we do so, there will be an increased police presence in the area for some time.
“This incident took place in the centre of the city at a peak time. Officers have already spoken with many witnesses, but we would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident, or saw a man dressed in black leaving the area who hasn’t yet provided details to the police.
“Similarly, we are asking anyone who has relevant information or video footage – for example from a dashcam or their mobile phone – to call 101 or report online, quoting Operation Ash. Always call 999 if it is an emergency.”
My partner only told the police last week if the police dont start to patrol the area more offen someone is going to get killed , i know its proberly an isolated incident but we are seeing more and more anisocial behaviour and drug related issues in the area. it sadens me being a local resident but im definently not surprised or shocked.
Far from isolated. I’ll save y’all the heart attacks but your heads would explode if I was to tell you just how many years “knife tubes” (( police evidence compliant large one time seal tubes)) had been compulsory kit in the response and patrol vehicles of the city’s security teams. They’re on the checklist right there with the medical kit that has to be verified and signed off each crew change.
They’re there, and long have been, because knife possession in the city reached levels that’d give you nightmares years back.
no punishment for carrying so what do we expect
Police need to start doing more before this becomes a more common thing .. Brighton is a relatively safe city compared to a lot but these kind of crimes have been creeping in more recently.. needs nipping in the bud now this is 1 life too many !
Life for a life, you kill someone on purpose you deserve to be executed..
“Eye for an eye, and the whole world goes blind.”
Really, who have you killed… wake up
Unfortunately, the people who make decisions for this country don’t have to live in the areas they allow this to happen in and never feel the impact.
The sad thing is we’re not allowed a voice anymore and they never listen because it doesn’t affect them,so unfortunately
We’re DOOMED I’m afraid !!!!!!
Brighton is hardly the ghetto ! Not perfect, agreed, but how much worse than any other English city?
5 yrs for carrying a knife, soon put an end to these killings.. Told the commissioner, they don’t have the powers!!!
Data suggests otherwise, Charlie. It seems more likely to institutionalise an offender, which means they are much more likely to reoffend.
5 years? How about cutting fingers off. That should do it
Probably more effective!
But then how will they help deal with the weeding issue you are so fond of, Del?
Youth knife crime along the South East coast is out of control. Unfortunately, I am closer to some of this than I would wish. What can be done? First – investment in youth services, this is a no brainer. The amount spent in legal proceedings and rehabilitation (when they finally get there) far outstrips the cost of this preventative step. Second – it is now time for zero tolerance. The law provides for violent youth offenders, but youth mitigations are always brought into play. Let’s have another knife amnesty, after that, youths caught with knives get custodial. Third – County Lines dealing crackdown. There’s money to be made and these kids are making it. 14 year olds selling drugs are easy targets though, part of the reason they carry knives. Fourth – get rid of that f****ing useless ballet dancer PCC. More interested in pie in the sky headline grabbing policing and the associated photo ops, than tackling community issues
There’s also the aspect of once a young person enters the system, statistically, they will remain in the system and reoffend again, so preventing them getting there in the first place is important.
Completely agree with you
If police not do nothing why we pay for them,we pay for them to do jobs to minimise this risk, we need bring back ti’s rules if someone is taking life to others that person should get def penalty.
I was there, I stood in his blood, I watched him go into cardiac arrest, I watched as mums walked towards the scene with small children not knowing what they were about to witness. I saw ordinary folk covered in his blood trying to help, I was approached by other teenagers asking what the road we were in was called. The disbelief on people’s faces was haunting and today quite possibly two families have so many questions and so many pieces to pick up. Children killing children is next level. So much hate in the heart of a 16 year old left me with a lot of questions.
It’s something not many people ever have to see Sharon. The dark underbelly of society usually kept at bay by police, fire and paramedics.
Do make sure you have someone to talk to professionally. Witnessing a traumatic event can be just as serious.
Agree with Benjamin, just let them go – am sure they’ll never reoffend. If you send them to prison they’ll stay being killers, whereas let them go and am sure they’ll repent their sins and become valuable members of the community. let God mend them. Time will tell…
…that’s also not the way either. It’s a very complicated and difficult challenge. People who work specifically in this area would be far better at articulating the balance between rehabilitation and institutionalisation.