A man who stabbed his stepdaughter and her husband to death will likely die in prison after being found guilty of their murders.

Derek Martin, 67, admitted the manslaughter of parents-of-four Josh, 33, and Chloe Bashford, 30, who were found dead at their home in Newhaven on June 9, 2023.

This afternoon, he was been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum terms of 29 years.

The court previously heard how he grabbed a hammer to attack his stepdaughter before stabbing her as she lay helplessly.

Martin then waited for her husband, Josh, to return home at lunch before chasing him upstairs and stabbing him four times before strangling him to death with a belt.

The grandfather attempted to clear up the scene before calmly picking up their four children from school, taking them to McDonald

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