Overview

• Officers attended a welfare check at a Westcourt Road address in Worthing at about 8:20pm on 11 September.
• Anthony Scarrott, 80, was taken to hospital with serious injuries and died on 14 September.
• A 39-year-old who was at the address was first arrested on suspicion of assault, then re-arrested on suspicion of murder, and remains in custody.
• Investigators say the victim and the suspect were known to each other.
• The Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team is leading Operation Brentford, with an ongoing police presence and a witness appeal for sightings between 7:20pm and 7:40pm, including the woman in the red jacket.