Police had been called to Park Beck care home in St Leonards-on-Sea after Donald Burgess had reportedly threatened staff with ...

A police officer told a court she is “not a trigger happy officer” as she defended firing her Taser at a 92-year-old amputee in his care home.

A teenager who fatally stabbed a young man can now be named after he was jailed. Rhys Hedges, from Hellingly, was charged with the murder of 20-year-old Billy Ripley, who died after an altercation in ...

A Sussex Police spokesperson said: “Rhys Hedges, 17, from Hellingly, was charged with the murder of 20-year-old Billy Ripley, who died after an altercation in August 2024. A jury at Lewes Crown Court ...

Almost one-third of knife-enabled crime in Sussex involves children as either the offender, suspect or victim.

The care home had called 999 after Mr Burgess, a single-leg amputee and wheelchair user, reportedly grabbed a knife and threatened to stab staff.

THIS is the butter knife that led cops to pepper-spray and Taser a tragic amputee as he sat in his wheelchair, a court heard.

Pc Stephen Smith is accused of using excessive force on Donald Burgess during an incident at a care home in East Sussex in ...

The mother of a teenager who was stabbed to death said she fears history could repeat itself. Emma Dix, who with her family ...

Police are appealing for help to trace a 'distinct' face-painted man after a 45-year-old man was stabbed multiple times.