Grandmother of Killamarsh victims was ‘scared’ of quadruple killer | ITV News

The grandmother of two children murdered in the Killamarsh tragedy says she was scared by her daughter’s boyfriend for months before he killed them.

Speaking exclusively to ITV News, Angie Smith says she believes her daughter was being controlled and domestically abused by Damien Bendall, and tried to convince her to leave him.

She’s campaigning for it to be easier for family members to get information on partners they suspect of domestic abuse.

Bendall was given a whole life prison sentence in December for murdering his partner, Terri Harris, and her children John Bennett, 13, and Lacey Bennett, 11, at their home in Killamarsh, Derbyshire, in September 2021.

He also raped Lacey and murdered her friend, Connie Gent.

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