A quadruple killer has pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman, her two children and one of their 11-year-old friends.
Damien Bendall also admitted a separate charge of raping a child.
Terri Harris, a 35-year-old mother, was found dead at a house in Derbyshire with her 11-year-old daughter Lacey Bennett, her 13-year-old son John Paul Bennett and Lacey’s 11-year-old friend Connie Gent on 19 September last year.
Mr Bendall of Chandos Crescent in Killamarsh previously pleaded guilty to manslaughter in relation to their deaths.
The 32-year-old partner of Ms Harris appeared at Derby Crown Court on murder charges, as well as separate charge of raping Lacey, on Wednesday.
He pleaded guilty to the murder of all four victims between 17 September and 20 September last year, as well as the rape of a child under the age of 13.
The bodies were found at a property on Chandos Crescent near Sheffield last year.
It is thought Connie was staying at the house, where her friend Lacey lived with her brother, mother and Mr Bendall, for a sleepover at the time.
Police said they found the bodies after being called to the house over concerns for the safety of a man at the address.
Mr Bendall was taken to hospital for minor self-inflicted injuries before being taken into police custody.
Jason Bennett, Lacey and John’s father, said his life would “never be the same again” in a statement after their deaths.
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