Locals are calling for a home where a pregnant mother and three children were murdered to be demolished.
Damien Bendall, 32, today admitted killing his 35-year-old partner Terri Harris, her 11-year-old daughter Lacey Bennett, her son John Paul Bennett, 13, and Lacey's friend Connie Gent, also 11, at the semi-detached house in Derbyshire.
He also pleaded guilty to raping Lacey in the "brutal, vicious and cruel attacks", in which he murdered each victim in a different room using a claw hammer, said prosecutor Louis Mably KC.
Over a year on from the murders, the property at 24 Chandos Crescent has been boarded up by metal sheets, and stands as a reminder to neighbours of the atrocities that took place there.
A simple plaque remains tacked to a tree outside where a sea of floral tributes and teddy bears once adorned much of the street, and reads: "Where angels sang and played. Fly high little ones."
It is not yet known what will happen to the house, which is owned by North East Derbyshire District Council.
One resident walking her dog in the area told Derbyshire Live: "It should be knocked down, you can't expect another family to live it after what happened there."
The vicar of St Chads Parish Church in Killamarsh, Reverend Canon Helen Guest, similarly believes that it should be knocked down.
She said: "The house remains a constant reminder of the tragic event and I agree that the house should be demolished and replaced with a memorial garden."
A spokesperson for North East Derbyshire District Council confirmed it will continue to consult with family, neighbours and residents.
They said: "We have been working closely with the family, neighbours, and residents at this most difficult of times and will continue to consult with them throughout.
"A final decision regarding the future of the house will be taken at a time deemed most appropriate for and in full consultation with the family and neighbours."
Ms Harris and the children were found dead at the house on September 19 last year.
In police interview after his arrest, Bendall told officers at Ripley police station: “The whole house is covered in claret. I used the hammer.
"I didn't realise what I did until I walked into my room and saw my missus and my daughter."
He then added: “Bet you don’t usually get four murders in Killamarsh do you – well, five (murders), because my missus was having a baby.”
Mr Mably, prosecuting, said the attacks "were of such ferocity" that, in essence, the victims "skulls were smashed in".
He told the court: "The circumstances of these offences are truly hideous and dreadful. These were brutal, vicious and cruel attacks on a defenceless woman and three young children.
"The defendant attacked them using a claw hammer which he used to hit them over the head and on the upper body.
"The attacks were of such ferocity, in essence their skulls were smashed in and in the case of one of the children, 11-year-old Lacey, parts of her brain matter were found on the living-room floor.
"It was perfectly clear none of the victims stood a chance."
He told Mr Justice Sweeney the Crown would be seeking a whole life term for Bendall, given the gravity of the offences.
Mr Mably said: "In view of all this, the prosecution’s submission as to sentence is that the seriousness of the offending is so exceptionally high, it falls into the category of case that calls for the imposition of a whole life order, rather than a minimum term."
Bendall is expected to be sentenced later on Wednesday.
