A man is being treated for a stab wound to the neck following a burglary in Langley Green.

The victim, a 26 year-old from Crawley, was assaulted near Cherry Lane Saturday afternoon.

He was one of a group of football players who discovered items had been stolen from the changing rooms.

They searched the grounds and found a group of youths along with a bag containing most of the stolen items in woodland near the back of the playing field.

When the victim confronted one of the suspects, he was stabbed.

A 17-year-old boy from Crawley has been arrested and charged with wounding with intent. Another 17 year-old boy from Crawley was arrested on suspicion of burglary.

And an 18-year-old man from Crawley was arrested on suspicion of burglary, possession of cannabis, theft and conspiring to cause grievous bodily harm.