Happily married mechanic, 38, who took super strength LSD n-bomb and beat his teacher wife and a hero pensioner to death during a psychotic episode before doing a victory speech to neighbours outside their £370,000 house is jailed for life
Daniel Appleton, 38, has been jailed for more than 26 years for double murder
Car mechanic beat his wife Amy Appleton, 32, and OAP Sandy Seagrave to death
He ranted he was God as he murdered pair outside Crawley Down home in 2019
Court heard that Appleton was in grip of psychotic episode after taking LSD
Appleton jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years for the double murder
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