A 16-year-boy has appeared in court in Brighton today (Friday 12 September) with murder after another 16-year-old was stabbed to death at Seaford railway station.
The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is accused of stabbing Joshua Ingram – known as Josh – in the back and side over a £20 drug debt on Wednesday afternoon.
Joseph Lewis, prosecuting, told the court that Josh, from Newhaven, was pronounced dead about an hour after the attack.
Mr Lewis said: “Those injuries were so catastrophic that, in reality, he bled out within about 10 minutes.”
When the defendant, from Seaford, was brought into court, he hugged his father while his mother silently wept.
The boy, who spoke only to give his name, date of birth and address, was represented by Rachel Pain.
He is also charged with having a knife.
District Judge Amanda Kelly remanded him into youth custody to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Monday (15 September).
It was, she said, a “tragic and frankly shocking death of another young person”.
Josh Ingram’s family said that he was “a cheeky chappy who was loved by many” and who was taken “far too soon”.
The British Transport Police (BTP) said: “His family are being supported by specially trained officers.”
