Police investigating a racially-aggravated assault in Hastings

Grace Turner

Published: 3:30 pm February 6, 2023

Updated: 10:15 am October 8, 2025

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Sussex police officers in Hastings are appealing for witnesses to a racially-aggravated assault on Tuesday (31 January).

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A report was received around 8:10pm that at the Pelham Place Amusements in Hastings, a 16-year-old girl had been assaulted and verbally abused.

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