Crime

A killer strangled and sexually assaulted two nine-year-old girls for his ‘sexual gratification’ before dumping their bodies in the woods more than 30 years ago, a court heard.

A butchered deer carcass was found in a park in Bognor Regis, sparking police to send a warning about poaching.

Katy Bourne has been re-selected by the Conservatives to fight the 2020 Police and Crime Commissioner election in Sussex.

Two men caught trying to smuggle £535,000 of cocaine through Gatwick Airport have been jailed.

A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault after a group ‘confrontation’ at Priory Road, Chichester on Saturday, police confirmed.

Five criminals with 243 previous offences between them have been sentenced for a Sussex-wide crime spree.

Five people have been sentenced for a counterfeit money scheme which they ran at railway stations across the county.

The following are the latest results contributed by HM Courts Service, for cases sentenced by West Sussex Magistrates’ Court sitting at Worthing from October 5 to 11, 2018.

Another case of tyres being dumped has been reported.

A 30-year-old man is in police custody after a collision on the A27 this morning (Thursday), police confirmed.

Police are investigating after a break-in at The Beach Hut in Bognor on Tuesday night.

A car ended up in a ditch after a crash on the A259 Chichester Road last night (Tuesday), police said.

Police officer numbers in Sussex will never reach the ‘unrealistic’ level they were at in 2010, the police and crime commissioner has said.