POLICE are offering a £500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a young man.

Andrew Prince, 20, unemployed, is believed to be frequenting the Hastings area and is wanted in connection with a GBH that took place on October 30.

At about 5.40pm, police were alerted to a man who had been stabbed in Lushington Lane, Eastbourne.

The 21-year-old local victim sustained serious but not life-threatening wounds to his back, and was taken to Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton for treatment.

Prince is also wanted on a warrant after failing to appear at Hastings Magistrates’ Court for possession of an offensive weapon.

Anyone who sees Prince or knows of his whereabouts is asked to use the eform at sussex.police.uk/appealresponse quoting serial 1096 of October 30.