Fourth Teenager Arrested for Attempted Murder After Chandler's Ford Stabbings

A teenager in the hallway near the exit saw someone he knew pull up his shirt and say he had been stabbed. That moment came during a night in which five boys were stabbed shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday at a supervised Halloween party in Park Road, Chandler’s Ford, and a fourth teenage boy has now been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Police were called shortly after 22:30 GMT to a home in Park Road, where an unknown group had gained entry to the event over a garden fence. Officers later said an uninvited group jumped the fence before seriously assaulting the victims in the garden and nearby streets. Two witnesses said a fight started after the group came in, though they said the motive was unclear.

I was [standing] in the hallway near the exit and I saw someone I know pull up their shirt and say ‘I’ve been stabbed’.
Teenage witness, speaking to the BBC

The same witness added: And then I later saw him lying outside the front of the house with someone compressing his wound.

A big group of people started shouting and then a fight broke out and then we just heard the dad tell everyone to leave. And that was when we saw someone injured on the floor.
Second teenage witness, speaking to the BBC

Stabbings at a Park Road Halloween party

All five victims had been invited to the supervised party. Three of the boys are aged 16 and two are aged 17. Four suffered serious injuries and have since been discharged from hospital; the fifth, a 17-year-old, remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition.

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Police cordoned off parts of Park Road and the adjoining Valley Road after the attacks.

Four arrests and searches in Southampton and Bristol

A 16-year-old from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. Police have also been given an extra 36 hours to question a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old from Southampton who were held on Monday morning on the same suspicion. A 16-year-old from Bristol remains in custody after being arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday night.

Officers have searched three addresses linked to those arrested: two in Southampton and one in Bristol. Several items were seized and will form part of the ongoing investigation.

Police appeal and church support in Chandler’s Ford

Hampshire police said a number of witnesses had got in touch and officers had spoken to many of them. Anyone who has already contacted police should wait to be contacted again. People with information can use the police information portal, call 101 and quote reference 44260534624, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

The force said the portal sends updates directly to the investigation team. Police said they would contact those who had already been in touch as soon as possible.

Two churches in Chandler’s Ford have also opened their doors for support. St Boniface in Hursley Road is open 09:00–17:00 through the week, while St Martin in the Wood in Queen’s Road opens Wednesday from 15:00 to 17:00.