A man has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a pensioner. Sukhkit Bains, 46, stabbed Michael Martin, 72, at a property in St Botolph’s Road, Worthing, on March 22. One of Mr Martin’s family members found him at 6.
30pm the same day with stab wounds and assault injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Footage from CCTV shows Mr Martin entering the property with Bains, of Brighton Road in Southgate, London, on March 20.
That was the last time Mr Martin was seen alive. A neighbour reported hearing noises overnight from March 20 into March 21. Mr Martin’s phone went dead and has still not been found.
After not hearing from Mr Martin, a concerned family member contacted Bains, who was reported to have said Mr Martin was “in pain” but sleeping. Bains was arrested in Crawley and charged with murder. READ MORE: Teenager stabbed in town centre park in Halloween attack During Bains’ trial, the court heard he had made efforts to conceal the murder by wiping clean a knife, turning over a blood-stained rug and putting his blood-stained clothes in the washing machine.
Following Bains’s guilty verdict at Isleworth Crown Court last month, Mr Martin’s family said: “He always had time for people, found solace in making friends, and would do anything to help anyone. “We had the best dad in the world. He was our hero and he taught us to love, to be kind, and to always look after each other.
The police cordon at the scene in March (Image: Sussex News and P.