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Sussex man who murdered his wife and a passerby is jailed for life A Sussex man who murdered his wife and a passerby who tried to save her has been jailed for life - with a minimum of 26 and a half years. Monday, 25th January 2021, 5:25 pm Daniel Appleton, 38, was in the grip of a psychotic episode brought on by his use of a form of synthetic LSD, known as an NPS, when he snatched a metal walking stick from passerby 76-year-old Sandra Seagrave. An eye witness said he looked like the Incredible ...

‘They will live on in our hearts’: Families of Crawley Down murder victims speak out The grieving family of a Crawley Down teacher who was murdered by her husband have issued a statement saying how much they miss her. Tuesday, 29th December 2020, 5:26 pm Amy Appleton, 32, was killed by her husband Daniel outside their home in Hazel Way last Christmas. And today a jury found Daniel Appleton, 38, guilty of Amy’s murder and that of passerby Sandy Seagrave, 76, after a six-week trial. Followi...

Businessman convicted of killing wife and Good Samaritan neighbour who tried to stop him Daniel Appleton claimed he had been in the grip of a psychotic episode but the jury heard he had probably taken drugs before the murders Daniel Appleton has been found guilty of murdering his wife and a Good Samaritan neighbour A businessman who beat an elderly Good Samaritan to death as she bravely tried to stop him killing his wife has been convicted of their murders after a jury decided he was probably h...

But Amy’s family were left devastated by her killing in December last year. At the time they said: “We have lost a beautiful, caring daughter, sister and friend. “Amy had an amazing personality. “She was such a strong, positive person who always smiled. “She was a rock for her family, a rock for her friends and most of all a rock for herself. “Amy always thought of others before herself. “Amy led the life she was destined to fill, following her passions. Her school w...

Daniel Appleton had used drugs when he dragged wife outside and attacked her When Sandy Seagrave intervened near the Crawley home, he turned on her too Both women were viciously beaten to death before Appleton tried to kill himself  Police found him naked in pool of his blood after determined suicide attempt Appleton, who admitted the killings but denied using drugs, is expected to get the mandatory life sentence after being found guilty of two counts of murder