Mobile phone sought in connection with Newhaven double murder

Police are looking to find a white iPhone 12 with a clear case with pictures of pineapples on it

Author: Jo SymesPublished 21st Jun 2023
Last updated 21st Jun 2023

Police are seeking to locate a mobile phone in connection with a double murder investigation in Newhaven.

Officers have carried out extensive searches of the Newhaven area for the white iPhone 12 – in a clear case with pineapples on it – which belonged to 30-year-old Chloe Bashford.

They are now asking that anyone who has been in possession of the phone or knows where it could be to come forward so it can be examined in line with the investigation.

Chloe and her husband, 33-year-old Josh Bashford, were tragically found deceased at their home in Lewes Road, Newhaven, on the evening of Friday 9 June.

Derek Martin, also known as Derek Glenn, 64, of Moulsecoomb Way, Brighton, has been charged with two counts of murder. He remains remanded in custody and is next scheduled to appear in court on 3 August.

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