Five teenagers were stabbed at a Halloween party in Hampshire on Saturday night, and police are searching for an "unknown group" that gained entry to the property, according to a Press Association report published by The Guardian.

The Guardian reported that the five injured are boys aged 16 and 17 who were seriously hurt. They were found injured after police were called to a property in Chandler's Ford, near Eastleigh. The Guardian's summary is cut off mid-sentence, so its full account was not available for this story.

BBC News reported that Hampshire Police believes an unknown group gained entry to the party at an address in Chandler's Ford. Its headline also describes five teenagers stabbed at a Halloween party, but its summary does not give the ages of those hurt.

The two reports differ in detail. The Guardian describes the injured as boys aged 16 and 17, while the BBC summary refers only to five teenagers. Both place the incident in Chandler's Ford.

The available reporting does not identify the unknown group, describe a motive, or say whether anyone has been arrested. The Guardian says police launched a search for the group, while the BBC says Hampshire Police believes it entered the party.

Both reports were published on Sunday, November 1, 2026, and the summaries available for this story are brief. Further details, including any update from police, were not contained in the material reviewed for this report.

Sources: BBC News: Five teenagers stabbed at Halloween party; The Guardian: Five teenagers hurt in stabbing at Halloween party in Hampshire.