Two bailed over St James’s Street attack

Two teenagers, aged 18 and 17, arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm (GBH) following an attack on a 36-year-old local man in St James’s Street, Brighton, have been released on police bail.

following an attack on a 36-year-old local man in St James’s Street, Brighton, in the early hours of Friday October 26, have been released on police bail until January 8, 2013 while police continue with their enquiries.

The victim was transferred to Hurstwood Park Neurological Centre in Haywards Heath where he remains in a critical condition.

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