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Fourth arrest after Halloween party stabbings

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In short

Investigators were summoned to a Chandler's Ford residence late Saturday night after intruders breached a supervised gathering and injured five youths. Four teenagers from Southampton and Bristol are currently detained on suspicion of attempted murder as inquiries proceed. Police have secured warrants to extend interrogation times and have searched three connected addresses to recover evidence. Local churches have also made spaces available to help affected community members process the trauma.

Key points

  • Police obtained an additional 36 hours to interrogate two Southampton teenagers arrested…: Police obtained an additional 36 hours to interrogate two Southampton teenagers arrested on Monday morning.
  • Four of the five injured boys have been discharged from the hospital after receiving trea…: Four of the five injured boys have been discharged from the hospital after receiving treatment.
  • St Boniface and St Martin in the Wood churches are offering community support following t…: St Boniface and St Martin in the Wood churches are offering community support following the violence.

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A fourth boy has been arrested after five teenagers were stabbed at a Halloween party in Hampshire.

Police were called shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday to Park Road in Chandler's Ford where an "unknown group" had gained entry to the event over a garden fence.

One boy, 17, remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition. The other four boys, who all suffered serious injuries, have since been discharged.

A 16-year-old from Southampton has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police have been given an extra 36 hours to question a 16 and 17-year-old, also from the city, who were held on Monday morning on suspicion of the same offence.

A 16-year-old boy from Bristol remains in custody having been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday night.

The five boys who were stabbed had been invited to attend the supervised party.

Hampshire police said officers had carried out searches at three addresses linked to those arrested, two in Southampton and one in Bristol.

The force said several items had been seized, "forming part of our…

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