Two teenagers admit stabbing 15-year-old boy in Portslade
The victim was hospitalised for three days following the attack
Last updated 1st Sep 2023
Two teenagers have admitted to their involvement in the stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Portslade.
The victim needed three days in hospital after being stabbed in the back in Valley Road in the early hours of August 9th last year.
He has since made a full recovery.
The teenagers, who cannot be named for legal reasons, fled the scene but were arrested within 20 minutes following a foot chase with officers.
A knife was found at the scene next to a jacket which was forensically linked to the boy who pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent.
One, who lives in Portslade, appeared before Crawley Magistrates' Court on June 16th and pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and being in possession of a knife.
The other, who lives in Hove, appeared before Hastings Magistrates' Court on August 21st and pleaded guilty to attempted robbery.
The teenagers are due to be sentenced on next Friday (September 8th) at Brighton Youth Court.