Lewis Daynes admitted killing Breck Bednar in 999 call

Lewis Daynes phoned police to tell them he had killed Breck Bednar, a 14-year-old boy he had groomed online.

Daynes, 19, will serve a minimum term of 25 years for fatally stabbing Breck in February 2014, in Grays.

"I need police and a forensic team," he told the 999 call handler.

"My friend and I got into an altercation and I am the only one who came out alive."

This recording of Daynes' 999 call has been released by Essex Police

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