Five people have been arrested after a 13-year-old boy was stabbed near Eastbourne seafront on Sunday afternoon.
Sussex Police said the local teenager was airlifted to hospital after the incident in Grand Parade, close to the junctions with Elms Avenue and Cavendish Place, at about 5.10pm on 20 September.
The boy received medical treatment and is expected to be discharged from hospital.
Five people remain in custody
Officers arrested five local people later on Sunday evening. They are three teenage boys — two aged 16 and one aged 17 — a 22-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man.
All five were arrested on suspicion of assault occasioning grievous bodily harm and were in police custody when the force issued its update on Monday.
Police said a group of young people had been seen leaving the area after the stabbing. Officers continued searching for a knife on Monday, and a police presence remained in the area while the investigation progressed.
Appeal for information
Sussex Police is asking anyone with information, mobile phone footage or other relevant evidence to come forward. Information about someone carrying a knife can be reported online or by calling 101. Reports can also be made anonymously through Crimestoppers or its youth service Fearless.
Anyone facing an immediate threat should call 999.
Source: Sussex Police — Eastbourne stabbing: Police make five arrests.
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