BOY, 15, FOUND MURDERED

FIVE people were arrested on suspicion of murder after the body of Michael Morgan (15) was found at a mobile home in Lancing.

Police were called to Adur District Council's permanent mobile home site in Brighton Road just after 10am on Sunday.

They attended following reports that Michael, of Nicholson Drive, Shoreham, had been found unconscious in one of the homes. He was pronounced dead by paramedics at the scene. Four males, aged 19, 15, and two aged 16, plus an 18-year-old woman, have been arrested on suspicion of murder.

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All five were still in custody when the Gazette went to press, after magistrates granted police a further 36 hours to continue their inquiries. Michael's parents and the coroner have been informed.

For full report see West Sussex Gazette July 4