A man was rushed to the hospital after being stabbed in broad daylight on Brighton’s Marine Parade around 9:30am today.
Sussex Police responded swiftly after receiving reports of a man seen carrying a knife in the area. A stabbing occurred nearby shortly after, which police believe is connected to the earlier report.
One man was arrested at the scene and remains in custody.
In a statement, Sussex Police said: “We received a report of a man with a knife on Marine Parade shortly before 9:30am on July 2. Officers attended, arrested a man, and took him into custody. We are aware of a stabbing nearby, and a man has been hospitalized. These incidents are being treated as linked.”
Police are urging anyone with information or who witnessed the events to come forward by contacting them online or calling 101, quoting reference 456 of 02/07.