Holly Sanchez, 32, was found dead at a bungalow in Oates Walk, Crawley, West Sussex, at about 9am on May 13 2023.
A man who murdered a mother-of-five while on police bail and violently abused and controlled her in the lead-up to her death has been jailed for life.
He was found not guilty of another count of unlawful wounding. Evans appeared before Lewes Crown Court – sitting at Hove – on Friday, where he was sentenced to life and told he must serve a minimum of 23 years, minus time already spent on remand, Sussex Police said. Two further people were arrested in connection with the investigation, but were released with no further action. Sussex Police has been ordered to improve its handling of domestic violence cases by watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct after an investigation into the force’s contact with Ms Sanchez before the murder.
“We also work closely with the IOPC to achieve best practice, and have dramatically improved our processes to ensure disclosures are made faster. In some cases, responses to applications are being provided 75% more quickly than before the scheme was in place.” “We hope that Holly’s case raises awareness of how quickly domestic violence can have fatal consequences. We hope that Holly’s story will reach victims of domestic violence that are too scared to speak out and ask for help. We also hope that it raises awareness to the families of those who are currently suffering abuse and we would encourage families to pay close attention to any small changes of behaviour by their loved ones.
Top news stories today Evans was arrested and bailed on April 26. He denied the allegations, telling officers she was an alcoholic who fell over all the time. Evans was arrested on the morning of May 13 and told police she had turned up at his home two days before her death, with what looked like “sunburn” on her face, and was bleeding from her nose and mouth, prosecutor Ryan Richter said.
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