Sussex Police
Eastbourne man arrested in house fire murder enquiry
15 July, 2018
Detectives investigating the murder of a mother and son in a house fire in Eastbourne have made an arrest.
A 47-year-old man from Eastbourne was arrested in the town around 10.40am on Sunday (July 15) on suspicion of two counts of murder and one of attempted murder. He remained in custody on Sunday afternoon.
Police are continuing to appeal for anyone with any information to report it online or call 101, quoting Operation Druffield.
Two bodies were tragically discovered on Wednesday (July 11) following the fire in the house in Croxden Way in the early hours of the previous morning.
While they have yet to be formally identified, police are confident they are the bodies of Gina Ingles, 34, and her son Milo Ingles, four, who lived at the address.
Gina’s partner Toby Jarrett, 26, who was also in the property at the time of the fire, was taken to hospital with burns injuries in the early hours of Tuesday (10 July), and remains in an induced coma at this stage.
Detective Chief Inspector Mike Ashcroft, of the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team, who is leading the investigation, said: “Our thoughts continue to be with the victims’ family and friends. I am aware that this horrific incident continues to have a huge impact on the community.
“I am appealing to anyone who has even the smallest piece of information which they think might help us to find out who is responsible for committing this terrible crime to get in touch with us.”
