A teenager has been charged with possession of a weapon.

Police were called to a report of a disturbance in South Street, Chichester, at around 10.30pm on October 31, where a man was seen with a machete.

George Lowman, 18, was arrested on November 3 for possession of a weapon in a public place and affray and charged the following day.

Lowman, of Arundel Road, Fontwell, near Chichester, has been conditionally bailed until February 26 next year when he will stand trial at a court to be fixed. 

An investigation into the incident continues.

A spokesman for Sussex Police said: “Witnesses or anyone with any information is asked to contact police online or call 101 quoting Operation Ceremony.”