County news: Man charged over triple stabbing in Sussex

By The Newsroom
Published 8th Dec 2015, 10:56 BST
Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100450001Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100450001
Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100450001
A man has been charged with three counts of attempted murder following a triple stabbing in St Leonards yesterday afternoon (December 7).

Keiran Keyte of Michelson Close, St Leonards has been charged with three counts of attempted murder.

Police were called to Church Road just after 1pm following reports that three men had been stabbed.

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A 46-year-old man from St Leonards, was flown to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, with life-threatening injuries.

Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100439001Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100439001
Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100439001

He remains in a critical condition.

A 57-year-old man from St Leonards, was taken by ambulance to the same hospital with stab wounds which are not believed to be life-threatening.

Meanwhile a 22-year-old man from Bexhill, who was originally arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has since been established as an alleged victim and de-arrested.

He was also taken to hospital with stab wounds that are not life-threatening.

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Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100427001Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100427001
Scenes of Crime Officers (SOCO) at the scene of a triple stabbing in Church Road, St Leonards. Picture by Eddie Mitchell. SUS-150812-100427001

Keyte is also facing charges of burglary, criminal damage, common assault and two counts of assault by beating in relation to a separate incident at an address in Michelson Close on November 8.