House demolished on Chandos Crescent, Killamarsh, where four people were murdered

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00:00 This is the Sheffield Star and today we are at Chandos Crescent in Killamarsh

00:09 where you'll see behind me work has started and is well underway now

00:16 to demolish a house in the village where four people were tragically murdered in September 2021.

00:25 The decision was made by the local authorities to demolish the house

00:32 where Damien Bendall killed children Lacey Bennett, John Paul Bennett,

00:38 Connie Gent and Lacey and John Paul's mum Terry Harris in September 2021.

00:48 Bendall was given a whole life sentence in prison for the awful crime.

00:56 North East Derbyshire Council said the bereaved families had been consulted over the plan for the demolition of the property.

01:06 Neighbours have said that the demolition of the house is the best thing possible that could have happened

01:13 and some have said that it could have been done quicker and they'd have liked to have seen it done a bit more quickly

01:20 as it's now two years nearly since the awful crimes that happened.

01:24 And the neighbours have also said that they understand that there are plans for a memorial garden now

01:33 to take the site where the house once stood.