- Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17 from Southampton, have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following a violent stabbing incident at a Halloween party in Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh.
- Five boys aged 16 and 17 were left seriously injured during the attack, which took place at approximately 10.30pm on Saturday night at a supervised gathering on Park Road.
- Two of the five victims remain in hospital receiving medical treatment, with one teenager currently in a life-threatening condition following the attack.
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary stated that a group of uninvited males gained entry to the event via a garden fence before assaulting the five victims.
- Detective Chief Inspector Elizabeth Pirie described the arrests as a “significant development” and appealed for witnesses or anyone with doorbell camera footage from the local area to contact the police.
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