Man admits Derbyshire murder of woman and three children

Damien Bendall pleads guilty to murder of Terri Harris, 35, her two children, John Paul, 13, and Lacey, 11, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent, 11

Damien Bendall has pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman and three children in Killamarsh last year, as well as the rape of one of the child victims.

At Derby crown court on Wednesday, the 31-year-old admitted murdering Terri Harris, 35, and her two children, John Paul Bennett, 13, and Lacey Bennett, 11, as well as Lacey’s friend Connie Gent, 11.