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Oxted Murder Inverstigation

Surrey and Sussex police have launched a murder investigation following the death of 17 year old girl in Oxted

The body was found on Friday, 24 January at an address of Amy Road around 5.20 pm

The investigation is in the early stages but a 16 year old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in Police Custody

Crawley Athlete in Team GB

Crawley Athlete Selected for Team GB

Team GB has confirmed the 10 men who will make up two bobsleigh crews for the Winter Games.

Former Olympic sprinter and local lad Craig Pickering, who is from Crawley, is included as Great Britain seek their first Bobsleigh medal since 1998.

Bosham Murder Reconstruction

BBC Crimewatch Bosham Murder

An appeal over the murder of an artist who was house-sitting in West Sussex has been made for the BBC’s Crimewatch programme.

Police think Valerie Graves was bludgeoned to death with a hammer.

She was found with head and facial injuries in a house in Smugglers Lane, Bosham, on the 30 December.

A 22-year-old man arrested on suspicion of murdering Ms Graves has been released on bail until February.

Police were still appealing for information
BBC

Crawley Murder Charge

Man Charged Over Crawley Murder.

A 23-year-old man has been charged with the murder of a Portuguese man who was found unconscious in an alley in West Sussex.

Mr Esteves, 45, from Lisbon, was found with serious head injuries at 3:25 on Sunday morning in Crawley.

Two other men, aged 33 and 48, and a 22-year-old woman have been released on bail until March.

Mr Esteves was taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where he later died.

Police said the post-mortem examination indicated that he had been assaulted and had suffered head injuries.

Police Officer Charged After Crash

Surrey Police Officer Charged with Driving Offence

A Surrey police officer has been charged with driving without due care and attention after a crash that left a woman with serious injuries.

A Surrey Police van collided with the woman’s Ford Fiesta on 28 June at Warnham near Horsham in West Sussex.

The officer is due to appear at Crawley Magistrates’ Court on 29 January.

The 34-year-old woman was airlifted to hospital where she remains in a serious condition.

Surrey Police referred the crash to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) who decided to oversee an investigation which is being carried out by Sussex Police.