Man, 20, stabbed to death near seaside resort pier - as police make murder arrest and step up patrols

A antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of execution aft a 20-year-old was stabbed to decease adjacent a pier astatine a seaside resort. 

Police responded to reports of a stabbing adjacent the pier successful The Esplanade, successful Bognor Regis, astatine 9.41pm yesterday. 

A section man, 20, was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital Brighton, but helium sadly died from his injuries successful the aboriginal hours of this morning. 

His adjacent of kin person been informed and supported by specializer officers.

A 31-year-old man, who lives successful Bognor Regis, was arrested astatine a spot successful the West Sussex municipality connected suspicion of execution today. 

He remains successful custody, according to the force. 

Superintendent Adele Tucknott said: 'I'd similar to connection my sincere condolences to the household of this young man, who mislaid his beingness successful specified tragic circumstances, and reassure the nationalist that we person a fishy successful custody.

'We are successful the precise aboriginal stages of our probe to found the nonstop circumstances of what happened, and we're urging anyone who witnessed it oregon captured thing connected camera to delight travel forward.

'You tin study it online oregon telephone 101, quoting Operation Rudgwick. You tin besides interaction the autarkic foundation Crimestoppers anonymously connected 0800 555 111 oregon study it online.

'The nationalist tin expect to spot a heightened constabulary beingness successful the country arsenic our enquiries continue.'