Damien Bendall

Damien Bendall, 32, violently murdered his partner - who was pregnant - and three children.

It was perfectly clear none of the victims stood a chance." These were brutal, vicious and cruel attacks on a defenceless woman and three young children. He told the court: "The circumstances of these offences are truly hideous and dreadful. "She was a friend of Lacey's who just happened that evening to be staying at Lacey's house for a sleepover." The prosecutor added: "The defendant brutally and viciously murdered his then partner, Terri Harris, who is aged 35 - and was in the early stages of pregnancy. He also admitted to raping young Lacey and the court heard how he committed the vile act while she lay dying after he struck her in the head with a hammer. Mr Mably went on to tell the court how Bendall's horrific attack unfolded at the Harris' family home in September last year. [Pervert offered £400 for Manchester girl to have sex with him... "The attacks were of such ferocity, in essence their skulls were smashed in and in the case of one of the children, 11-year-old Lacey, parts of her brain matter were found on the living-room floor. He continued: “I used the hammer. Mr Mably went on to say that horrific attacks "were of such ferocity" that the victims "skulls were smashed in" by the force. On the night that Lacey's friend had been staying over for a sleepover, the prosecutor said Bendall hit the victims over the head and on the upper body using a claw hammer, as he attacked each victim in a different room, going "around the house looking for them, attacking them each in turn, in order to kill them".

Damien Bendall killed his four victims with a claw hammer at a house in Derbyshire in 2021. He pleaded guilty to murdering Terri Harris, 35, her son John ...

Angela Smith, Ms Harris's mother, said: "Terri, Lacey and John meant the world to me and were the most precious people in my life. "I am living in a continual nightmare," his statement said. He then found Ms Harris and her daughter in the main bedroom. "John would not hurt a fly, literally. He was then interviewed by police, telling them: "I used a hammer. Well I mean five 'cause my missus was having a baby." "When all medical angles had been exhausted, the evidence that he had murdered all four victims with no impairment to his actions was overwhelming and Bendall admitted all charges." "The man who carried out the crimes can only be described as truly evil and should never be free from incarceration, just like the families of the victims in this case will never be free from their life sentence as a result of the shocking and abhorrent crimes he committed on a defenceless woman and children," he said. He recalled how Lacey and Connie had been selling sweets for charity on the day they died, describing his daughter as "kind and caring". "The defendant attacked them using a claw hammer which he used to hit them over the head and on the upper body," prosecution barrister Louis Mably KC told the court. He found John first, lying naked on the floor of the bathroom, as he had been due to have a shower before Bendall attacked him. Mr Mably told the court Bendall and Ms Harris had been in a relationship, having met on a dating app after her relationship with her children's father ended.

Damien Bendall killed his girlfriend Terri Harris, her two children, Lacey and John Bennet and Lacey's friend Connie Gent.

Damien believes that he has committed a heinous crime, and by going behind bars, he could atone for his crime, which would give relief to the families of those he eliminated. The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). The defense pleaded guilty on Damien's behalf and said he hopes to be sent behind bars for the rest of his life. The court also saw video footage of Damien telling the police officers that he killed four people whose bodies were found on September 19. The killer further went on to rape Lacey. Damien called his mother, who reported to the police that her son suffered self-inflicted wounds.

MURDERER Damien Bendall will die behind bars for killing his pregnant girlfriend, her two kids and their pal in monster hammer attack.Sick Damien Bend.

"I no longer have a future. I told them 'there's no such thing as monsters'. Bendall said: "No. These were brutal and cruel attacks on a woman and three children." She recalled: "The kids would say 'I'm scared of monsters'. "He also murdered Terri's two children by a previous partner. Life is empty. There's one in the bathroom, two upstairs and one in the bedroom." "I won't see them grow up or be given the opportunity to be a grandad." The call was played in court, and Bendall can be heard saying: "I just need to report a crime. The couple's relationship was said to be categorised by his drug use and unstable behaviour and family said they "witnessed in effect a disastrous effect on Terri's wellbeing". He continued: "The text messages as I say sent between Terri and her children that day showed she was a caring and loving mother who enjoyed a close and loving relationship with them."

KILLER Damien Bendall styled himself as a football thug and neo-Nazi to menace others but it was all a front, sources say.His knuckles were tattooed ?

A close family friend said: “He fancied himself as a hardman but for the most part was just p**s and wind. KILLER Damien Bendall styled himself as a football thug and neo-Nazi to menace others but it was all a front, sources say. Murderer Damien Bendall styled himself as a thug but ‘was just p**s and wind’, sources say

Damien Bendall admitted four murders and the rape of a child in Killamarsh but has offered no explanation for his heinous crimes which have shattered the ...

he pulled out a knife three yards from the counter and I tried to hit him with the club. But he was clean by the time he went back to prison for the arson.' ‘They did not deserve to die and the way they did haunts me every day.’ The father of John and Lacey, Jason Bennett, said the murders had ‘destroyed my life’. He could do stupid things, but he could be very touchy-feely, and a right gentleman with his girlfriends. 'He was open about it and would say he wanted to be a bad boy.' I thought he was going to do something. I have lots of love and support around me, I do, but the love I crave off my beautiful kids, I can't have that, that's a hole that can never be filled. I just want the pain I feel to end. He was very trusting and would always see the best in people. 'I am living in a continual nightmare, I have a story in my head of how they died, I live their trauma and feel their pain, it feels like a reoccurring punishment. 'I lived and worked and did the things I did for them. realise they are not here and my mind goes back to the trauma of how they died.

MURDERER Damien Bendall has been sentenced for killing his girlfriend, her children and their friend, before raping one of the girls at a sleepover.Po.

These were brutal and cruel attacks on a woman and three children." A classic you this one." The dad said: "My mini me. "He also murdered Terri's two children by a previous partner. [posted videos of the tragic youngsters](https://www.thesun.ie/news/7626274/killamarsh-murder-dad-videos-tribute-children/). [die behind bars](https://www.thesun.ie/news/9938411/killamarsh-murderer-damien-bendall-whole-life-term/), as the victims' families cried "yes" in delight.

Damien Bendall was accused of four counts of murder and another of rape, after the bodies of Terri Harris 35, John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, ...

[DerbyshireLive reported tributes](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/another-new-trial-date-set-7663871) as they poured in. The trial has had hold-ups and medical complications, with dates having to be shifted moved and hearing after hearing relisted. Connie's father, Charlie, paid tribute to his "sweet little girl" who was having a sleepover with her friend Lacey. Lacey, 11, was a West Ham fan and John a Sheffield Wednesday fan." John and Lacey's grandmother, Debbie Bennett: "We are just heartbroken. Each of the youngsters were pupils at Outwood Academy City, Stradbroke. Bendall was arrested at the scene and taken to hospital by the [I have no doubt whatsoever that punishment requires you to be kept in prison for the rest of your life](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/killamarsh-murders-horrific-incident-always-7950810)." Bendall, denies the [Derby Crown Court](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/all-about/courts) in front of Mr Justice Sweeney, the trial finally reached it's conclusion, with Mr Bendall [being handed five life sentences](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/five-life-sentences-killamarsh-paedophile-7955447), meaning he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. [Derbyshire](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/) police. [Derby shop to close for good after 100 years](https://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/news/derby-news/derby-shop-close-good-after-7948784)

A UK man sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for a quadruple homicide was captured on chilling police bodycam footage casually admitting to the slayings.

“The force and weapon he used would have meant they were very quickly left incapacitated.” Bendall, 32, was in a relationship with Harris and the two were living together with her two kids, the police force said. During the course of that, you were abusive and controlling. You took various drugs and were violent and unstable. On the evening of Saturday 18 September while with Terri and the three children, you were under the influence of cocaine and cannabis,” Sweeny said, according to the Derbyshire Constabulary. “I know what’s going to happen.

The punishment is the most severe available in the UK justice system and is reserved for the most serious crimes. Advertisement. Damien Bendall has been given a ...

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