Fourth Teen Arrested in Connection with Southampton Halloween Party Stabbing
Police have arrested a fourth teenager on suspicion of attempted murder after a Halloween party attack in Southampton left five boys injured, one in a life-threatening condition.
Southampton police announced the arrest of a fourth teenage suspect on suspicion of attempted murder following a stabbing incident at a Halloween party on Saturday night. The 16-year-old, also from Southampton, was taken into custody on Monday morning, joining three other youths already detained – two from Southampton and one from Bristol.
The attack occurred shortly after 10:30 p.m. when an uninvited group forced their way over a fence into the garden of a property on Park Road and assaulted the victims in the garden and nearby streets. Five boys, three aged 16 and two aged 17, were stabbed. Four have been released from hospital after treatment for serious injuries, while the fifth, a 17-year-old, remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition.
Investigators have searched three addresses linked to the suspects – two in Southampton and one in Bristol – seizing several items for further analysis. Police have received information from multiple witnesses and continue to appeal for anyone with additional details to contact them via the police information portal, by calling 101 and quoting reference 44260534624, or anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.