Police charge husband, 37, with double murder after his teacher wife, 32, and their neighbour, 76, were beaten to death in suburban street
- Daniel Appleton was charged on Friday over murders in Crawley Down, Sussex
- He will remain in custody until he appears at Crawley Magistrates’ Court
- Amy Appleton and Sandy Seagrave were both found in street on December 22
A husband has been charged over the deaths of his wife and their neighbour who were beaten to death in a suburban street.
Daniel Appleton, 37, was charged on Friday over the double murder in Crawley Down, West Sussex.
His teacher wife Amy Appleton, 32, and their elderly neighbour Sandy Seagrave, 76, were both found dead outside a house in the area just after 10am on December 22.
Sandy Seagrave, 76, (left) and Amy Appleton, 32, (right) were both found dead outside a house in the area just after 10am on December 22.
It is thought that Ms Seagrave had been trying to intervene to stop a man attacking Mrs Appleton on the residential street at the time.
Neighbours said that they heard a man shout ‘I’m going to kill you’ before both women were found ‘bludgeoned’ to death.
Police arrived on the scene to discover Daniel Appleton inside a house with serious injuries before arresting him on suspicion of murder.
Paramedics found the two dead women outside a house and a man seriously injured inside
Police today on Hazel Way in Crawley Down, West Sussex, where a horrific double murder happened yesterday
The suspect was rushed to the Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, in a ‘very unstable condition’ before he was put on life support.
He was finally released from the hospital on Friday and officers arrested him a short time later.
Appleton remains in custody and will appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
People place flowers at the scene on Hazel Way in Crawley Down, West Sussex