A jury at Hove Crown court heard how A man beat an elderly woman to death with her own walking stick before using it to kill his wife.

Daniel Appleton is on trial for killing 76 year old Sandy Seagrave and his 32 year old wife Amy, outside their Crawley Down home last December.

The Prosecution told the court that Mr Appleton was suffering a “psychotic episode” at the time.

The trial continues.