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Two more arrests after Halloween party stabbings

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Emergency crews were called to a Park Road property in Chandler's Ford late Saturday night after intruders breached a private gathering and injured five boys. While four of the teenagers have recovered sufficiently to be discharged, a 17-year-old remains in the hospital in serious condition. The investigation has resulted in multiple detentions, including two Southampton 16-year-olds arrested on Thursday for attempted murder and two previously detained peers held under extended questioning warrants. Two other individuals questioned regarding the stabbings have been released on bail.

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  • Police have detained multiple teenage suspects from Southampton in connection with the fi…: Police have detained multiple teenage suspects from Southampton in connection with the five stabbings.
  • A court granted investigators additional time to interrogate two 16-year-old suspects arr…: A court granted investigators additional time to interrogate two 16-year-old suspects arrested earlier in the week.
  • Authorities have released two other boys on bail as the violent assault investigation mov…: Authorities have released two other boys on bail as the violent assault investigation moves forward.

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Police investigating the stabbing of five teenagers at a Halloween party in Hampshire have made two further arrests.

Police were called shortly after 22:30 GMT on Saturday to a home in 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 serious condition. The other four boys, who were all injured, have since been discharged.

On Thursday, police said two 16-year-old boys from Southampton had been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

A 16-year-old boy from Southampton who was arrested on Monday morning, and another 16-year-old boy from Southampton who was arrested on Tuesday afternoon, also remain in custody after the court granted police more time to continue questioning them.

Two more boys, who were also arrested and questioned as part of the investigation, have been released on bail.

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