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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25561741
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25593006
A bloody scene, in other words.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25774550
A woman who was found murdered while house-sitting in West Sussex has been identified by police.
Valerie Graves, 55, was staying at the property in Smuggler's Lane, Bosham, near Chichester, with her family while the owners were on holiday.
Ms Graves, of Bracklesham Bay, was found dead at the house on Monday, having suffered a serious head injury.
He said a definite cause of death had not been established, but that Ms Graves had appeared to have some sort of head injury.
"Her body was found by a member of her family and at first they called the ambulance service, who contacted Sussex Police," he said.
He said the family that owned the house were out of the country on holiday.
Ch Insp Tanya Jones said the crime was very rare for the Bosham and Bracklesham Bay area.
"These are really low crime areas where we have hardly any residential burglaries or acquisitive crime or any violence of that magnitude," she said.
"It's incredibly rare for that community."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25593006
Police investigating the murder of an artist are examining the possibility there was a break-in at the West Sussex property she was house-sitting.
Officers said a stranger unconnected to Ms Graves or her family may have committed the murder.
The force is also investigating whether her death was connected to something in her past or to someone she knew recently.
Det Supt Nick May of Sussex Police, who is leading the investigation, appealed for information from anyone who saw someone with "blood-stained clothes".
He also urged anyone who has been asked to wash or dispose of clothing "in unusual circumstances" to contact the force.
A bloody scene, in other words.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-25774550
Police have revealed pictures of a weapon they think may have been used to murder a grandmother who was killed as she house-sat for friends.
Det Supt Nick May, of Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, said: "We need to know the origins of this hammer. Do you recognise it? [picture of the hammer in question at link]
"We need people to check if they have lost such a hammer or had one stolen in the period leading up to the murder.