Post mortem on 17 year old stab victim

"The local community - and in particular those who knew Jacob - remain in shock by this tragedy and our thoughts are with them all at this very difficult time. I would like to stress that this is not a random attack and the wider community are not at risk. The attack appears to have followed a dispute in the public house between individuals that knew each other.... This type of crime is extremely uncommon and we do not want people to be unduly alarmed - Hastings remains a safe place to live, work and study.