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‘The grief is like an earthquake’: Anguish of mother of murdered Sussex woman
The mother of a young Sussex woman who was murdered by her husband has spoken of the anguish faced by her family.
Monday, 25th January 2021, 4:21 pm
Daniel Appleton, 38, has been jailed for life for killing his wife Amy, and passerby Sandra Seagrave, outside their home in Crawley Down just before Christmas in 2019.
Amy’s mother read an impact statement from the witness box at Lewes Crown Court.
Linda Remon told the court the whole family experienced an emotional earthquake when they found out Amy had been murdered by her husband.
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 Hulk as he clubbed her to death with it before using the same stick to beat his wife Amy to death on the driveway of their home in Hazel Way, Crawley Down, just before Christmas 2019.