Parents sentenced for gross negligence manslaughter of their teenage daughter

A mother and father who allowed their disabled daughter’s health to deteriorate so much that she died have been sentenced at Swansea Crown Court.

Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 40, and Alun Titford, 45, failed in their duty of care towards their 16-year-old daughter, Kaylea, who had spina bifida.  Their lack of care for her basic needs, such as nutrition and hygiene were so poor that it was deemed a criminal offence.

Kaylea’s mother, Sarah Lloyd-Jones, previously pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter at an earlier hearing but her father, Alun Titford was convicted following a trial, where he claimed that he was not the child’s primary carer and was not aware of the squalid conditions, despite living in the same house.

Dean Quick of the CPS said: “This is a shocking case of breach of trust, where parents failed to provide proper care for their disabled daughter such that it caused her untimely death.  No child should have to endure these types of living conditions or the extensive level of suffering faced by Kaylea.

“The level of neglect in this case was some of the most extreme that CPS Cymru-Wales has had to deal with.”

Alun Titford was sentenced to seven and a half years, while Sarah Lloyd-Jones was sentenced to six years.