A man has been charged with two counts of murder following the fatal shooting of a mother and daughter in St Leonards, last Friday evening.

The Crown Prosecution Service charged Craig Savage, 35, of no fixed address, with the murders of Michelle Savage and her daughter Heather Whitbread at their home in Bexhill Road.

He is also charged with committing robbery in relation to the theft of a .22 calibre rifle firearm and ammunition from the 1066 Target Sports, Sedlescombe Road North, St Leonards, on Friday, March 16.

Savage has been remanded in custody to appear at Brighton Magistrates' Court via videolink on Tuesday, March 20.

More to follow.