Man Stabbed Outside Portslade Railway Station: Police Appeal for Witnesses
Portslade Railway Station on Portland Road, Portslade
A man in his 40s is in a stable condition in hospital after being stabbed outside Portslade Railway Station on the evening of Thursday 8 October. Sussex Police says officers were called at about 7.20pm and that the man was treated for a single stab wound.
The force says the injury followed an altercation involving four men and two women, all believed to be in their late teens or early twenties. Its appeal, published at 1.06pm on Friday 9 October, does not mention any arrest, and detectives are asking anyone who saw what happened to come forward.
Source: Sussex Police appeal, "Investigation underway following stabbing in Portslade", published 1.06pm on 9 October 2026
What Sussex Police says happened
Who police say was involved
Sussex Police says six people were involved in the altercation. It describes all of them as believed to be in their late teens or early twenties.
The appeal gives no descriptions beyond that age range and names no one.
What police are asking the public to do
Sussex Police asks anyone who witnessed the incident, has relevant CCTV, or has any other information to contact police online, or by phoning 101, quoting reference 1310 of 08/10. In an emergency, always dial 999.
If you would rather not speak to police, the independent charity Crimestoppers takes information anonymously on 0800 555 111.
What the detective said
Detective Inspector Jennifer Pietersen of Sussex Police said:
This incident will have understandably caused concern for local residents.
Knife crime has no place in our communities, and we continue to work at pace to establish the full circumstances of what happened and identify those involved.
Detective Inspector Jennifer Pietersen, Sussex Police
Where this appeal came from
This article is based on the appeal Sussex Police published on its own website at 1.06pm on Friday 9 October, in its appeals section. Every detail above comes from that appeal. You can read the original here:
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Photographs of Portslade Railway Station are released into the public domain (CC0) on Wikimedia Commons. We will update this article if Sussex Police publishes more details.
