Father is convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence of his obese ... trends now Father is convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence of his obese 16-year-old daughter who was found dead in 'squalor' weighing 22st 13lb By John James For Mailonline Published: 14:30 GMT, 7 February 2023 | Updated: 14:36 GMT, 7 February 2023 Viewcomments A father has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his 16-year-old disabled daughter. At Mold Crown Court today, Alun Titford, 45, was found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his 16-year-old daughter Kaylea, who was morbidly obese when she was found dead at the family home in Newtown, Powys, in October 2020. Kaylea was found in conditions described as 'unfit for any animal', in soiled clothing and bed linen and weighed 22st 13lb, with a BMI of 70, at the time of her death, a trial heard. Kaylea's mother, Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 39, pleaded guilty to manslaughter by gross negligence last year but her father, Alun Titford, denied the offence along with an alternative charge of causing or allowing the death of a child. When asked during his evidence why he had let his daughter down so badly, the removals worker said: "I'm lazy." The court heard that Kaylea, who had spina bifida and used a wheelchair, died after suffering inflammation and infection from ulceration, arising from obesity and immobility. Emergency service workers, who were called to the house after she was found on October 10, described feeling sick due to a "rotting" smell in her room. Following her death maggots were found which were thought to have been feeding on her body, the jury was told. The court heard that her bedsheets were soiled and she was lying on a number of puppy toilet training pads. Images and body-cam footage showed the cluttered and dirty interior of the home which contained soiled clothing, a bottle of urine, a catheter on the floor, and multiple bug infestations. The court heard that Kaylea had attended Newtown High School, where she was described as "funny and chatty" by staff, but did not return following the coronavirus lockdown in March 2020. Titford, who had six children with Lloyd-Jones, said the family would order takeaways four or five nights a week and he thought Kaylea had put on two or three stone since March. The prosecution alleged that Kaylea had not used her wheelchair, which became too small for her, since the start of lockdown. Caroline Rees KC, prosecuting, asked Titford: "She hadn't been out of bed, had she?" But he claimed he had seen her in the kitchen of the house in her wheelchair during that period, despite telling police in interview that he had not seen her out of bed. The court heard that Kaylea had been discharged from physiotherapy and dietetics services in the years before her death and had last been seen by a social worker at home in 2017. Titford claimed Lloyd-Jones, who was a community care worker, was responsible for looking after Kaylea. He said he used to take her to medical appointments and care for her but stepped back when she reached puberty as he was not "comfortable". In cross-examination he accepted he was as much to blame for Kaylea's death as her mother. A spokesman for Powys County Council said: "Following the conclusion of court proceedings, a concise child practice review is to be carried out and will involve all relevant agencies following a clear statutory framework. "The local authority does not feel able to comment until this process has been completed." Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility