“A man who murdered his pregnant partner, her two children, and another child has been sentenced to a whole-life prison term.
“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 Bennett, 13, daughter Lacey Bennett, 11, and Lacey’s 11-year-old friend Connie Gent.
“He also pleaded guilty to raping Lacey.
“Bendall, 32, admitted the charges at Derby Crown Court on Wednesday, where he was sentenced by Mr Justice Sweeney.
“He was given a whole-life order, meaning he will never be released from prison, except in exceptional compassionate circumstances.
“Mr Justice Sweeney told him: “As the prosecution have said, you carried out vicious, brutal and cruel attacks on a defenceless woman and three young children, during which you went around the house attacking them.””
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