Killamarsh deaths: Murdered mum is believed to have been pregnant

The woman killed at her home in Killamarsh with two of her children and a little girl on a sleepover is believed to have been pregnant.
By Claire Lewis
Published 22nd Sep 2021, 06:43 BST
Updated 22nd Sep 2021, 11:11 BST
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It is claimed 35-year-old Terri Harris had told friends and neighbours she was pregnant shortly before she was killed alongside her son John Paul Bennett, 13, daughter Lacey Bennett, 11 and Lacey’s best friend Connie Gent, also 11.

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Terri Harris, 35, was killed in Killamarsh alongside her children John and Lacey and Lacey's best friendTerri Harris, 35, was killed in Killamarsh alongside her children John and Lacey and Lacey's best friend
Terri Harris, 35, was killed in Killamarsh alongside her children John and Lacey and Lacey's best friend
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Care worker Terri and her children used to live in Woodhouse, Sheffield, before moving to Killamarsh.

Connie lived on the Badger estate in Woodhouse.

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