Alun Titford and Sarah Lloyd-Jones, who were convicted of the gross negligence manslaughter of their morbidly obese daughter Kaylea Titford, have had their jail sentences increased at the Court of Appeal to 10 years and eight years respectively. Kaylea, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit for any animal”, in soiled clothing and bed linen, after her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020.
Court of Appeal judges said the circumstances leading to Kaylea’s death “can only be categorised as extreme”.
Lloyd-Jones, 40, was originally jailed for six years, while Titford, 45, was previously told he would spend seven and a half years behind bars.
William Emlyn Jones KC, representing the Attorney General’s Office (AGO), said: “By virtue of the combination of the duration of the neglect, the nature of the victim’s prolonged suffering, the extent of the victim’s vulnerability and absolute dependence on her parents for care, and ultimately, the appalling conditions in which she was left to live and ultimately die, this is an offence which falls into the definition of ‘extreme’.”
Lloyd-Jones watched by videolink from prison, but Titford was not present as their sentences were increased to eight years and 10 years respectively by Lord Justice Popplewell, sitting with Mrs Justice McGowan and His Honour Judge Bate.
Lord Justice Popplewell said: “The circumstances can only be categorised as extreme, Kaylea was living in unimaginable squalor.”
