Man accused of murdering mother and three children to stand trial next year
Damien Bendall, 31, appeared at Derby Crown Court on Friday over the deaths in Killamarsh, near Sheffield.
A 31-year-old man is to stand trial next year charged with four counts of murder after a mother and three children were found dead in a house.
The bodies of John Paul Bennett, 13, Lacey Bennett, 11, their mother Terri Harris, 35, and Lacey’s friend Connie Gent, 11, were discovered at a property in Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, near Sheffield, on Sunday morning.
Damien Bendall appeared by video-link at Derby Crown Court on Friday wearing a grey round-necked sweatshirt. He spoke only to confirm his name and that he could hear and see proceedings during a short hearing.
The charges against Bendall allege that he murdered all four victims on a day between Friday September 17 and Monday September 20.
The defendant appeared from HMP Wakefield and was told he would face a trial on March 1 next year.
He was not required to enter any pleas to the murder charges.
“Mr Bendall, you will be remanded in custody. Thank-you very much.”
Bendall, of Chandos Crescent, will now appear at Nottingham Crown Court on November 26.
