Overview
- The verdict at Lewes Crown Court, sitting in Brighton, followed a three-week trial and five and a half hours of deliberation.
- Martin admitted killing the couple in June 2023, telling police he had "just flipped" during a dispute, but the jury found him guilty of two counts of murder.
- Prosecutors detailed that he struck Chloe with a hammer and stabbed her, then attacked Josh on his return, stabbing and strangling him inside their Newhaven home.
- Investigators presented CCTV and phone evidence, and Martin later revealed the location of Chloe’s discarded phone in a handwritten note from custody, yielding material used at trial.
- After the killings, he changed clothes, removed door handles, collected the four children and took them to cafés before confessing at Brighton police station; he remains in custody and will be sentenced on November 6.