Overview
- Daniel Bassett, 26, appeared at Brighton Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, April 29, and was remanded to appear at Lewes Crown Court on Friday, May 1.
- Police responding to a fight inside a Regency Square property around 2:10am on Sunday, April 26, found two men with stab wounds.
- Tio Day, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene, and another man in his 30s was taken to hospital for treatment, with Day’s family receiving support from specialist officers.
- Bassett, of no fixed address, was arrested and charged on Tuesday, April 28, with murder and attempted murder in connection with the incident.
- Sussex Police named the investigation Operation Wenthill and appealed for information, after officers also cordoned Moon’s Lodge hotel linked to reports of concerning behavior.