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Moment three knife-wielding youths fight on station platform as horrified train passengers watch brawl unfold

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Lawrence, T. (2026, October 12). Moment three knife-wielding youths fight on station platform as horrified train passengers watch brawl unfold. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16202505/Moment-three-knife-wielding-youths-fight-station-platform-horrified-train-passengers-watch-brawl-unfold.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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On Sunday evening at 6:30 PM, passengers witnessed three knife-wielding youths fighting on a platform at Worthing Station in Sussex. The assailants, dressed in balaclavas, used large knives during the altercation, causing concern among bystanders. Although police were alerted, the suspects had already fled by the time officers arrived. The station was subsequently closed and cordoned off overnight but reopened the next day.

Sussex Police and the British Transport Police are investigating the incident. Anyone with information is urged to text BTP on 61016 or call 0800 40 50 40, referencing case number 543 of 11 October. The attackers remain at large, increasing local safety concerns and prompting authorities to intensify their search in the Sussex area.

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This is the moment three knife-wielding youths were seen fighting on a station platform as passengers watched on in horror. asserted

passengers → wield → horror

Video footage shows the three balaclava-clad men slashing at each other with huge knives on the platform of Worthing Station. asserted

men → show → Station

Police were called to reports of an altercation at 6.30pm on Sunday, but the youths had already fled and remain at large. asserted

youths → call → Sunday

The station was cordoned off and remained closed overnight, but has since reopened today. asserted

station → cordone → ?

Officers scoured the Sussex area in search of the culprits, but said no one was found. asserted

one → scour → culprits

The shocking footage shows two male youths dressed in black lunging towards another man in a grey tracksuit. asserted

youths → show → tracksuit

The two youths slash towards the lone male, who circles them to escape before swiping back at the pair. asserted

who → slash → pair

Moments later the lone male sizes up one of the youths before both men strike towards one another. asserted

men → size → one

After a coming together between two of the youths, the lone male limps to an escape as the train appears to depart from Worthing Station. asserted

train → limp → Station

Passengers watched in shock as youths attacked each other with knives on the platform at Worthing Station The masked men fled before police arrived at the station and remain at large Police cordoned off Worthing train station following the altercation. asserted

Police → watch → altercation

It has since reopened asserted

It → reopen → ?

A spokesperson for the British Transport Police said: 'We were called at around 6.30pm yesterday (11 October) to reports of an altercation involving three males on a platform at Worthing railway station. asserted

We → say → station

'They were all reported to be in possession of knives and had fled the station prior to police arrival. ' asserted

They → report → arrival

Officers conducted a thorough search of the area with Sussex Police colleagues, however, no one was found. asserted

one → conduct → colleagues

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has information that could help officers and has yet to speak to police should text BTP on 61016, or call 0800 40 50 40, using the reference 543 of 11 October. uncertain

that → witness → October

'Information can be given anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.' asserted

Information → give → 111

Moment three knife-wielding youths fight on station platform as horrified train passengers watch brawl unfold

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