Teen stabbed woman who looked at him, police say

The attack happened at the junction of Church Place and Manor Road

A 17-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to stabbing a woman in Brighton after an argument on the street.

Sussex Police said the 37-year-old victim was walking in Church Place on Saturday when the teenager initially became angered when she looked at him.

The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Brighton Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

He pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent, plus possession of a bladed article, and was remanded in juvenile detention to await sentencing on 12 June.

According Sussex Police, the teenager told a witness he was initially angered by the victim when she looked at him as he walked on the opposite side of the street.

Following a verbal altercation, he approached and stabbed her with a small kitchen knife before fleeing the scene.

The victim suffered a serious head injury and was taken to hospital where she remains in a stable condition, police said.

Det Sgt Victoria Thornton Green said the victim had suffered a "horrendous incident".

She said: "The fact that this child felt compelled to inflict such injuries simply because someone looked at them on the street is extremely disturbing."