Kaylea Titford court - latest: Parents sentenced for gross negligence manslaughter of 22st daughter

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'Help was there for the taking. It was there for the asking.' Kaylea Titford's parents were both 'equally responsible' in causing their daughter's death Mr Justice Griffith's comments ahead of sentencing Sarah Lloyd-Jones and Alun Titford 📺 Sky 501

Sarah Lloyd-Jones is sentenced to six years in prison, serving four years in custody before being released on licence.

The judge says Kaylea was only given fattening takeaways to eat, to the point she was"dangerously obese." "This was not a lapse on the part of the defendants. It was a long and sustained period of criminal negligence," says Justice Griffiths.Mr Justice Griffiths tells Kaylea's parents they caused her death by"shocking and prolonged neglect over lockdown".

The judge says Alun Titford ignored the dirt, smell and chaos - and the fact his daughter was not getting the care she needed. David Elias KC, the lawyer for Alun Titford, tells the court that Kaylea's parents had"struggled to cope... with meeting the needs of [their daughter] from birth".

 

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