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Breck Bednar stabbing: Lewis Daynes admits schoolboy's murder | Breck Bednar stabbing: Lewis Daynes admits schoolboy's murder |
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A computer engineer has admitted stabbing to death a 14-year-old boy after meeting him online. | A computer engineer has admitted stabbing to death a 14-year-old boy after meeting him online. |
Breck Bednar, of Caterham, Surrey, was found with a neck wound at a flat in Grays, Essex, in February. | Breck Bednar, of Caterham, Surrey, was found with a neck wound at a flat in Grays, Essex, in February. |
Lewis Daynes, 19, of Rosebery Road, Grays, was due to stand trial on a charge of murder at Chelmsford Crown Court but admitted the offence. | Lewis Daynes, 19, of Rosebery Road, Grays, was due to stand trial on a charge of murder at Chelmsford Crown Court but admitted the offence. |
It is believed Daynes met Breck, a student at St Bede's School in Redhill, while playing videos games online. | It is believed Daynes met Breck, a student at St Bede's School in Redhill, while playing videos games online. |
Barrister Richard Whittam QC said it was the prosecution's case that the murder "involved a sexual, sadistic motivation." | |
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After his death, police became aware of a Facebook post saying the schoolboy had met someone "he thought wanted to be his friend". | |
The post, claiming to be from a relative of the victim, said he had turned to the internet after struggling to make friends. | The post, claiming to be from a relative of the victim, said he had turned to the internet after struggling to make friends. |
It added that on the night of his death, Breck told his father he was going to his friend's house for a sleepover a couple of streets away, saying it "wasn't a huge concern for his parents". | It added that on the night of his death, Breck told his father he was going to his friend's house for a sleepover a couple of streets away, saying it "wasn't a huge concern for his parents". |
BBC reporter Katharine Carpenter said that before the jury came in Daynes' defence team asked for the murder charge to be put to him again. | |
She said the guilty plea took Breck's parents, Barry Bednar and Lorin LaFave, by surprise. | She said the guilty plea took Breck's parents, Barry Bednar and Lorin LaFave, by surprise. |
In a statement released by the family, Breck was described as "kind, intelligent" and "extremely gifted". | In a statement released by the family, Breck was described as "kind, intelligent" and "extremely gifted". |
Daynes looked straight ahead and showed no emotion during the hearing. | |
Mrs Justice Cox adjourned sentencing to 12 January. |