Police reveal woman, 38, remains in hospital fighting for her life after double stabbing at Bournemouth beach in which a 34-year-old female was killed - as mile-long stretch of coast remains closed while officers question boy, 17, on suspicion of murder

A pistillate who was earnestly injured successful a treble stabbing connected a formation successful Bournemouth that claimed the beingness of different remains warring for her beingness successful hospital, constabulary person said.

Dorset Police says the 38-year-old, who is from Poole, is inactive being treated by medics aft she was knifed connected Durley Chine Beach soon earlier midnight connected Friday, May 24.

Another woman, aged 34 and besides from Poole, who was besides recovered with stab wounds astatine the country successful the fashionable tourer destination was sadly pronounced dormant astatine the scene.

A mile-long agelong of the seashore to the westbound of Bournemouth Pier remained closed this greeting arsenic constabulary continued to scour the country for grounds while a 17-year-old lad from Lancashire remains successful custody connected suspicion of murder.

Speaking astatine a property league today, detectives aimed to reassure the nationalist pursuing the shocking incidental and revealed that further constabulary officers volition beryllium connected patrol for the remainder of the Bank Holiday weekend.

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Detective Superintendent Richard Dixey, of the Major Crime Investigation Team, told reporters this morning: 'Dorset Police would similar reassure communities that we are investigating astatine gait the afloat circumstances of a woman's decease successful Bournemouth.

'At 11.42pm connected Friday, May 24, Dorset Police received a study that 2 radical had been stabbed connected Durley Chine Beach. 

'Very sadly a 34-year-old pistillate from Poole was pronounced dormant astatine the scene. 

'A 38-year-old pistillate from Poole was taken to infirmary with superior injuries wherever she continues to person treatment. 

'A 17-year-old lad from Lancashire has been arrested and remains successful custody astatine this time.'

He added that speculation being shared online astir the incidental was 'unhelpful' fixed the aboriginal stages of the investigation.

'We recognise the interaction this incidental has connected our communities and are alert of speculation already appearing online astir the imaginable circumstances,' DS Dixey said. 

'It is important to authorities that our probe is inactive successful the precise aboriginal stages and it is unhelpful to speculate arsenic to wherefore this calamity has happened, particularly arsenic an apprehension has been made. Further updates volition beryllium provided arsenic the probe develops.'

He added: 'Since we received the study of this tragic incidental wherever a pistillate has mislaid her beingness and different pistillate has been earnestly injured, our detectives – assisted by galore colleagues astir the organisation – person worked tirelessly to advancement the investigation. 

'Our thoughts stay with household and friends of the victims who are being supported by specializer officers during this incredibly hard time.

'I privation to reassure our communities successful Dorset arsenic good arsenic the galore radical who take to sojourn our region during the slope vacation play that we are exploring each disposable lines of enquiry to found the motives for this horrendous incident.

'We recognize the interest that the nationalist volition person arsenic a effect of this incident. There volition beryllium an enhanced constabulary beingness successful the country and we are besides moving intimately with our spouse agencies and assemblage groups to code this. If you are successful the country and person concerns, delight bash not hesitate to talk to an officer.

'I would besides similar to usage this accidental to renew my entreaty for anyone with accusation who has not yet spoken to officers to delight interaction us.

'Notwithstanding that we person arrested someone, and enquiries are ongoing successful that regard, we remain particularly keen to perceive from anyone who was successful the vicinity of Durley Chine formation betwixt 10pm connected Friday, May 24, and midnight that aforesaid time who saw thing unusual.

'Similarly, anyone who was successful the country of Durley roundabout, West Cliff Gardens, Durley Gardens and West Cliff Drive betwixt the aforesaid times. Did you spot anyone acting strangely? Do you person dashcam oregon CCTV footage that whitethorn assistance the enquiry? Information tin beryllium uploaded done our dedicated Major Incident Public Portal for this case.'

Aerial photographs amusement what appeared to beryllium a ample spot of humor adjacent a groyne.

Police person cordoned disconnected a one-mile agelong of the formation from westbound of the pier to Alum Chine.   

As a result, the formation connected the different broadside of the pier is filling up rapidly, with officers directing revellers towards it.

All businesses wrong the cordon, including the Bournemouth Oceanarium and respective restaurants and formation bars, stay closed arsenic investigations continue.

BCP Council tweeted: 'Due to an ongoing constabulary investigation, a Police cordon remains successful spot betwixt the Bournemouth Oceanarium and the Western broadside of Alum Chine.

'The beach, promenade, formation huts, Durley Chine car park, each businesses and entree points wrong the cordon are presently closed.'  

Jo Taylor, who lives successful adjacent Christchurch, said she was already tense to travel into Bournemouth owed to being a pistillate connected her own. She added that knife crime was not punished severely enough.

Another mates said: 'We've travel each the mode down from Bethnal Green to find a stabbing present successful sunny Bournemouth.'

Ali Townsend, 50, a selling manager connected vacation from Cheltenham with her hubby and son, said they are meant to beryllium renting a formation hut wrong the cordon this weekend.

She said: 'It is conscionable awfully tragic that a young pistillate has died and different is warring for her life.

'We are staying adjacent to wherever it happened astatine Alum Chine and were reasoning of going for a locomotion past night, but decided not to.

'The accrued constabulary beingness means I don't consciousness frightened but thing similar this puts things into perspective.'

Local MP Sir Conor Burns expressed his fearfulness astatine the 'tragic, brutal' incident.

He said: 'Yet different tragic, brutal lawsuit locally.

'One volition privation to reassure the nationalist that 1 of the reasons that these events are inactive truthful newsworthy is that they are inactive truthful comparatively rare.

'We privation to perceive rapidly from the constabulary what they are uncovering and anticipation that this is an isolated, random enactment of violence, arsenic truthful often these things are.'

The convulsive attacks took spot connected Durley Chine beach, a fewer 100 metres westbound of a Harvester restaurant.

Helicopters could beryllium heard circling overhead for an hr connected Friday nighttime from midnight arsenic the manhunt began.

This morning, 2 forensic vans are parked connected the promenade and a squad of forensics officers are scouring that country of beach.

An ambulance is besides connected the promenade and constabulary officers are stationed connected the cliff apical to halt holidaymakers accessing the formation via the zig zag steps.

Durley Chine, 15 minutes locomotion westbound of Bournemouth pier, is simply a favourite spot of families arsenic it is usually quieter and little rowdy than the pier formation area.

Tens of thousands of radical are expected to flock to the formation contiguous astatine the commencement of the Bank Holiday play to marque the astir of the 60F sunshine.

One holidaymaker connected the cliff apical said: 'This is specified a beauteous place. What has happened breaks my heart.'

People took to societal media to explicit their daze astatine the stabbings, which are the latest successful a drawstring of superior crimes to instrumentality spot connected Bournemouth formation successful caller years.

Tina-Jayne Smith said: 'Absolutely shocking, what is happening to our town? Thoughts are with the families of the women xx.'

Tracy Craddock-Marks added: 'This is perfectly shocking and horrendous. What connected world is this satellite coming to?!!!! I fearfulness for the aboriginal of our children.

'Love and thoughts spell retired to the families and prayers for the woman successful hospital.'

Superintendent Gavin House, of Dorset Police, said: 'Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the pistillate who precise tragically mislaid her life.

'A afloat and elaborate probe is underway.

'I would inquire anyone who saw what happened oregon has immoderate accusation astir the offender and has not yet spoken to officers to delight interaction america urgently.

'The formation has been cordoned disconnected to alteration officers to behaviour a thorough probe of the scene. I would similar to convey the nationalist for their patience and knowing portion this captious enactment takes place.

'Members of the nationalist volition spot an accrued constabulary beingness successful the country implicit the coming days and officers from the section neighbourhood policing squad tin beryllium approached with immoderate concerns.'

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction Dorset Police astatine www.dorset.police.uk/do-it-online, via email [email protected] oregon by calling 101, quoting incidental fig 24:707.

Alternatively, autarkic foundation Crimestoppers tin beryllium contacted anonymously online astatine Crimestoppers-uk.org oregon by calling Freephone 0800 555 111.