A teenager was appearing in court today charged with the murder of a man found bleeding to death in a street.

The 17-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was to appear at Lewes Youth Court.

He was charged last night with the murder of Scott Wadman, 24, of Gibbon Road, Newhaven, who was found in the same road early on Saturday morning.

It is believed that he sustained a stab wound to his chest.

Paramedics spent 15 minutes trying to revive Mr Wadman but he was pronounced dead on arrival at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton.

Police appealed for help in the search for a knife in the area.