A man has been charged with two counts of murder over the fatal shooting of a mother and daughter in East Sussex, police have said.



Craig Savage, 35, of no fixed abode, was charged with the murders of Michelle Savage, 32, and Heather Whitbread, 53, at their home in St Leonards on Friday evening, Sussex police said.

Savage was also charged with robbery over the theft of a .22 calibre rifle and ammunition from a 1066 Target Sports facility in St Leonards on the same day.

Savage was remanded in custody to appear at Brighton magistrates court via videolink on Tuesday.