A woman who was seriously injured in a double stabbing on a beach in Bournemouth that claimed the life of another remains fighting for her life in hospital, police have said.
Dorset Police says the 38-year-old, who is from Poole, is still being treated by medics after she was knifed on Durley Chine Beach shortly before midnight on Friday, May 24.
Another woman, aged 34 and also from Poole, who was also found with stab wounds at the scene in the popular tourist destination was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
A mile-long stretch of the coast to the west of Bournemouth Pier remained closed this morning as police continued to scour the area for evidence while a 17-year-old boy from Lancashire remains in custody on suspicion of murder.