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| Kayleigh Haywood killing: Man admits rape and murder of schoolgirl | Kayleigh Haywood killing: Man admits rape and murder of schoolgirl |
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| A man has admitted raping and murdering schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood, who was found dead in undergrowth five days after she went missing. | A man has admitted raping and murdering schoolgirl Kayleigh Haywood, who was found dead in undergrowth five days after she went missing. |
| Stephen Beadman, 28, of George Avenue, Ibstock, pleaded guilty when he appeared via videolink at Leicester Crown Court. | |
| The 15-year-old, from Leicestershire, was found dead last November. | |
| Luke Harlow, also of George Avenue, admitted sexual grooming and two counts of sexual activity with the teenager. | Luke Harlow, also of George Avenue, admitted sexual grooming and two counts of sexual activity with the teenager. |
| Both men denied a charge of false imprisonment and will stand trial at Nottingham Crown Court on 8 June. | Both men denied a charge of false imprisonment and will stand trial at Nottingham Crown Court on 8 June. |
| Police from across the East Midlands helped with the hunt for the teenager, after her disappearance on 13 November. | Police from across the East Midlands helped with the hunt for the teenager, after her disappearance on 13 November. |
| Kayleigh's disappearance prompted an outpouring of support for the family. | |
| Vigils were held in the village of Measham, where she lived, and Ibstock where she had been a pupil. | |
| Her body was found in a field outside Ibstock five days after she was last seen outside Ibstock Community College. | |
| Kayleigh's family said at the time they were "heartbroken" and "grief-stricken". | |
| "There are no words to express the way we are feeling," they said. | |
| "We cannot even begin to thank the local communities and wider public for their messages of support which have helped us through the last week." |