Sheffield man will stand trial for four murders

An alleged killer charged with the murders of a mother and three children will stand trial in October, a court heard. Damien Bendall, 32, allegedly murdered 11-year-old Lacey Bennett, her brother John Paul Bennett, 13, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent, 11, who was at the family’s home for a sleepover. The four bodies were discovered at a house in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, South Yorkshire, on September 19 last year. Following the killings Jason…