Andrew Woodger
BBC News

Good morning and welcome to Essex Live, where until 18:00 we'll be bringing you all the latest news for the county. 

We're starting this morning with an interview with Lorin LaFave, the mother of murdered teenager Breck Bednar. She's been speaking after it was announced that police have paid compensation over how the case was handled.

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