Fourth teenage boy arrested over Chandler's Ford Halloween Party stabbings
Police have also been given 36 more hours to question two other boys
A fourth teenage boy has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of five boys at a party in Chandler's Ford.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the 16-year-old from Southampton was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Police have also been granted an extension at court, giving them an additional 36 hours to question a 16-year-old and a 17-year-old, both from Southampton.
The pair were arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on the morning of Monday 2nd November.
A 16-year-old boy from Bristol also remains in police custody. He was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder on Monday night.
What happened
Police said the five boys had been invited to a supervised party at an address in Park Road.
They were stabbed just after 10.30pm on Saturday.
Officers at the scene established that an uninvited group had jumped a fence in the garden before seriously assaulting the victims, there and in surrounding streets.
Three of the victims are aged 16 and two are aged 17.
Four of the boys suffered serious injuries and have now been discharged from hospital.
The fifth, who is 17, remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition.
Searches
Police said officers have searched three addresses linked to those arrested, two in Southampton and one in Bristol.
Several items were seized and are forming part of the investigation.
Appeal for information
Police said a number of witnesses have already been in touch and many have been spoken to.
Anyone who has already contacted police does not need to do so again, and officers will be in touch as soon as they can.
Police said anyone with information that could help, no matter how small it may seem, should come forward as it may be key to the investigation.