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15th March 2022
11:43am GMT

“While we are treating this as an isolated incident, I am well aware of the recent reports of youth violence, antisocial behaviour and criminal damage in the Worthing area.
“The behaviour we have seen amongst a small minority of young people in the community is deeply concerning, but tackling youth violence remains my priority, and my team and I will retain our robust approach to how we tackle this completely unacceptable behaviour and ensure those committing these acts are held to account for their actions."
She encouraged any witnesses or who captured footage of the incident to report it online or call 101, quoting serial 874 of 13/03. Alternatively, you can contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. As of Monday afternoon (March 14), all five of the children were still in custody for questioning.