Man murded in Hailsham, Sussex , youths arrested.

Police are treating the death of a man in the High Street area of Hailsham Sussex as murder.(AP, Guradian, BBC)
Detectives investigating the death of a 40-year-old man, who was attacked by a group of youths after a row outside his home, have made "a number of arrests".

Police believe the victim and his attackers knew each other. The assault took place at 9.30 on Sunday and he was later pronounced dead at Eastbourne District general Hospital. The unnamed victim, was "beaten all over", according to police.

DCI Tony O’Donnel is reported saying , “We believe this was not a random attack," …."We have identified around six youths who we believe to be involved.

"Although we are still trying to establish a motive, one possibility is that this was the result of an altercation over a relationship."

Local shoppers said gangs of youths often hung around the town centre in the evening. "There is always vandalism taking place," teaching assistant Martin Hillman, 55 is reported saying. “There are so many gangs of lads around of an evening and there is always vandalism taking place. It is a no-go area and people keep out of town." He added that the police presence was not high enough to deter rowdy gangs of youths from congregating in the town centre.

Retired resident Ricky Hay, 61, said: "They run amok here of an evening. "If you walk through the town centre you're taking a chance and there are no police about to help you."

He added that the police presence was not high enough to deter rowdy gangs of youths from congregating in the town centre.