Girl, 14, arrested for murder after man, 24, stabbed to death

A forensic officer at the scene on Russell Way in Crawley, West Sussex, after a 24-year-old man was fatally stabbed on Tuesday night (Picture: PA)

A teenage girl has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man was found with serious stab wounds.

Despite efforts by air ambulance crews and paramedics, the 24-year-old victim died at the scene in Crawley, West Sussex, at 9pm on Tuesday night.

At 10.20pm yesterday a 14-year-old girl from Crawley was detained in south London and remains in police custody.

A 21-year-old man was also taken into custody on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Police officers search bushes at the scene in Crawley (Picture: PA)

Two people including a 14-year-old girl have been arrested over the stabbing (Picture: PA)

A forensic officer is seen with a camera at the crime scene (Picture: PA)

Forensics officers were seen scouring the area around Russell Way, searching through bushes and carrying out finger-tip searches.

The incident is not being linked to the discovery of a man’s body found in woodland off nearby Marion Road on Wednesday morning.

This is currently being treated as unexplained and witnesses are being asked to contact police on 101.

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