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Body Found in Search for Missing West Sussex Mother Rebecca Holdham

Police are working to formally identify the body.

Overview

  • Sussex Police confirmed a woman's body was discovered on Sunday, September 14, in Hassocks during the weeklong search.
  • A local farmer found the body in a private field between Hassocks and Burgess Hill, close to where Rebecca Holdham was last seen.
  • Holdham, 38, was reported missing on September 7 after her children returned to an empty home on the Ockley Park estate.
  • Officers have notified her family, who are being supported by specialist teams, and a police tent has been erected at the scene.
  • Extensive searches using drones, dogs, and a helicopter were conducted as friends described her disappearance as out of character.