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A man who killed his wife and a pensioner during a “psychotic episode” will be sentenced later.

‘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 murd...

The judge told him that this was "not a case of insanity". He added: "I sentence you on the basis that you took a new psychoactive substance and under the influence of this committed these murders. "Anyone who takes new psychoactive substances, which are Class A drugs, is interfering with their own mental processes and responsible for the consequences." Daniel Appleton has been found guilty of the murders of his wife and a pensioner in Crawley Down Amy Appleton's mother Linda Remon faced her daughter's killer in court as she described the "uncontrollable distress and despair" her fami...

Brave passer-by Sandra Seagrave, 76, was killed after rushing to the aid of beloved schoolteacher Amy Appleton.

Brave passer-by Sandra Seagrave, 76, was killed after rushing to the aid of beloved schoolteacher Amy Appleton.