Overview

• Sussex Police said a woman’s body was discovered on Sunday during efforts to find 38-year-old Rebecca “Becky” Holdham.
• A farmer located the body in a private field between Hassocks and Burgess Hill, where officers have erected a forensic tent.
• Holdham was last seen at about 10 a.m. on September 7 at an address on the Ockley Park estate in Hassocks.
• Her children returned to an empty home that day, triggering extensive searches using drones, police dogs and a helicopter.
• Police have informed Holdham’s family and are providing specialist support, and no cause of death has been released.