Fourteen-year-old Breck Bednar from Caterham was stabbed to
death by a teenager he met while playing online video games.
Lewis Daynes, 19 years old, pleaded guilty to the murder of
Bednar and had been sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in jail. Mrs. Justice
Cox had sentenced Daynes at the Chelmsford Crown Court. She condemned his “sexual
and sadistic” killing
Bednar was found in a flat in Grays, Essex, with a fatal
neck wound in February 2014.
Daynes confessed to having met Breck at an online gaming
community that he ran. He invited Breck to his home and he slit his throat.
After taking photographs, he sent the photos of his body to his friends.
Daynes had also confessed to engaging in sexual activity
with his victim.
Mrs. Justice Cox said "Having lured the young victim to
your flat, you murdered him.
"You had befriended Breck and a number of other adolescent
friends through an online community.
"Your contact with Breck increased in a sinister way.
"The precise details of what happened in your flat are
unclear and may never be known.
"I'm sure that this murder was driven by sadistic or
sexual motivation."
Daynes’ sentence included attempted rape, two counts of
engaging a person in sexual activity without consent, possessing indecent
images.