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09/10/2015
Police Arrest Four Youths After Robbery In Sussex
Police have arrested four youths after three Polish men were attacked and robbed in a park in Sussex.
It is understood officers were called to Hartfield Park after 9pm on Thursday following reports that the men, two aged 20 and one aged 24, had been attacked by a large group of youths.
The victims had cash and mobile phones stolen from them in the incident, while one received stitches for a head wound.
The suspects, two 18-year-olds and two 16-year-olds, all from Hailsham, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Detective Sergeant Bonnie Cowley, of Eastbourne CID, said: "This was a nasty and unprovoked attack, carried out after dark, and we would like to hear from anyone who was in the area and who may have noticed anything suspicious."
Enquiries are continuing.
(LM)
It is understood officers were called to Hartfield Park after 9pm on Thursday following reports that the men, two aged 20 and one aged 24, had been attacked by a large group of youths.
The victims had cash and mobile phones stolen from them in the incident, while one received stitches for a head wound.
The suspects, two 18-year-olds and two 16-year-olds, all from Hailsham, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery.
Detective Sergeant Bonnie Cowley, of Eastbourne CID, said: "This was a nasty and unprovoked attack, carried out after dark, and we would like to hear from anyone who was in the area and who may have noticed anything suspicious."
Enquiries are continuing.
(LM)
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