Man accused of double murder to face trial

A man accused of stabbing two people to death at a house in Sussex will face a jury trial later this year.

Sean Gray, 58, of London Road, St Leonards, appeared before Hove Crown Court accused of murdering pensioner Adrian Horton, 66, and his friend Uschi Schild, 46.

They were found with multiple stab wounds at Horton's home in Seven Acre Close in the town, on 30 June.

A trial date was set for 30 November this year.

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