- Brenden Bennetts has pleaded not guilty to murder in Brisbane’s Supreme Court
- But he has pleaded guilty to interfering with a corpse and manslaughter
- School girl Jayde Kendall’s body was discovered in August 2015
- Prosecutors have rejected Bennetts’ guilty plea to manslaughter
Brenden Jacob Bennetts has admitted to killing Gatton schoolgirl Jayde Kendall but denies murdering the 16-year-old.
Bennetts pleaded not guilty to murder in the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday but guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter.
He also pleaded guilty to interfering with a corpse.
Bennetts, 21, was charged with killing Jayde (pictured) after her body was found in a paddock, two weeks after she disappeared in August 2015
Brenden Jacob Bennetts (pictured in a court sketch) has admitted to killing Gatton schoolgirl Jayde Kendall but denies murdering the 16-year-old
Bruce Morrissey (pictured centre of both pictures) is the father of deceased school girl Jayde Kendall, seen here surrounded by supporters as he attended court
Bennetts, 21, was charged with killing Jayde after her body was found in a paddock, two weeks after she disappeared in August 2015.
Prosecutors rejected Bennetts’ guilty plea to manslaughter, meaning he will still face a two-week trial for murder.
A jury is due to be empanelled on Monday morning.
Prosecutors rejected Bennetts’ guilty plea to manslaughter, meaning he will still face a two-week trial for murder (both Jayde Kendall and Brenden Bennetts pictured here)
Jayde Kendall (pictured) was found two weeks after she disappeared in 2015
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