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Over the course of a few months in 2013 and 2014, 18-year-old Lewis Daynes groomed 14-year-old Breck Bednar over the internet. Breck lived in Surrey, England, with his family, who described him as “relaxed” and “warm-hearted.”

Daynes targeted Breck on a gaming website where Breck and a handful of his friends were members. The group of younger boys would chat with Daynes over microphone, but over time, the other boys became concerned that Daynes was trying to turn Breck against his family and control and manipulate him.

The manipulation tactics worked, and Breck began acting differently around his family, spending less and less time with them and more time online talking to Daynes online. Breck’s mother noticed the change in her son, and feared that he was being groomed online. She contacted police in December of 2013, but nothing ever came of her report. Just a couple of months later, Breck would be dead…

On 16 February, 2014, Breck got a taxi from his home to Daynes’ apartment in Grays, Essex, after lying to his family and claiming he was sleeping overnight at a friend’s home. Once Breck was inside the apartment, Bednar turned on him. He bound him with tape before sexually assaulting him and then stabbing him and slitting his throat. 

After the murder, Daynes called the police and said: “I need police and a forensic team. My friend and I got into an altercation and I am the only one who came out alive.” Evidence showed that the murder had not been self-defence, and in fact, had been pre-meditated. 

Breck Bednar was a 14-year-old boy from Surrey, England. He was a school student and described as relaxed, warm-hearted and passionate about computing. He had three younger siblings; 12-year-old triplets.

Breck's mother noticed a change in his personality and behaviour, she felt it was the negative influence of a person he played video games online with and installed parental controls and forbade Breck from using the same server and the person. In December 2013, Breck's mother called the police with worries her son was being groomed online.

Lewis Daynes, a 19-year-old, was the person Breck was speaking with online. Daynes lived alone in a flat owned by his grandparents and was said to be 'reclusive.'

Despite his mother's warnings, Breck continued to play games with and chat with Daynes online. Daynes eventually persuaded Breck to meet with him in person. On 17th February 2014, Breck travelled to Dayne's flat by taxi. Breck's father noticed he was not missing and contacted the police. Hours later Breck's younger siblings began receiving messages that their brother has been killed and descriptions of pictures of Breck's body. Photos showing Breck's body were also circulating on social media. Police were called to the flat where Breck laid with stab injuries but were unable to prevent him from dying at the scene

Breck David LaFave Bednar was born in March 1999 in Surrey, the first child of American parents who had moved to England for work. A year later, triplets—Chloe, Carly, and Sebastian—joined the family. After his parents separated in 2006, Breck lived in Caterham with his mother and siblings. By his early teens he was the kind of boy teachers and family described in simple, steady terms: relaxed,…

Over the course of a few months, 18-year-old Lewis Daynes groomed 14-year-old Breck Bednar, who lived in Surrey with his mother and siblings. Daynes targeted Bednar on a gaming website which some of Bednar’s friends were also a member of. They would speak to one another over a microphone. However, Bednar’s friends soon became worried that Daynes was attempting to turn Bednar against his family and control and manipulate him. 

This manipulation was worked working and Bednar began to act different around his family and spent less and less time with them and more and more time online. Alarmed by his behaviour and reports of online grooming, Bednar’s mother contacted the police in December of 2013. Nothing ever came of this and within just a few months, Bednar would be dead. 

On 16 February, 2014, Bednar got a taxi to Daynes’ apartment after lying to his family, claiming he was staying overnight at a friend’s house. Once inside the apartment, Daynes tied Bednar up with tape before stabbing him and then slitting his throat. A medical examination revealed that Bednar had also been raped before being killed, thus leading investigators to believe that the murder had been sexually motivated.