The last confirmed sighting of Karl Bunster was in Hastings on 17 December
The jury has been discharged in the trial of a man and a woman accused of murdering a Sussex man whose body has not been found.
Karl Bunster, 37, from Hastings, was last seen in Mann Street in the town on 17 December last year.
Ben Walton, 48, and Stacey McClymont, 28, both of Cowick Hill, Exeter, Devon, went on trial charged with murdering him.
Jurors were discharged on Monday and a retrial ordered at Croydon Crown Court.
Mr Walton was also charged with two counts of possession of a class B drug, possessing a stun gun and possession of ammunition for a firearm without a certificate.
Ms McClymont was also charged with one count of possession of a class B drug.
A further hearing will take place on 12 May when a date for the retrial will be set.
- Published15 June 2016
