A three-bed semi-detached house in Clydach, a village in the Swansea Valley, that was the scene of a murder that took the lives of an entire family has just come onto the market with an asking price of offers over £175,000.
Number 9, Kelvin Road was the home of 34-year-old Mandy Power, her 80-year-old mum Doris and her two young daughters Katie, 10 and Emily, eight. On June 27, 1999 the family were murdered and the house set on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence that was unsuccessful due to the quick arrival of firefighters.
The killing of the family in their own home prompted one of the biggest murder investigations ever by a Welsh police force. The investigation led to the conviction of local man David Morris on two occasions; firstly at Swansea Crown Court in 2002, a verdict which was overturned on appeal, and then subsequently following a retrial at Newport Crown Court in 2006.
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At the time, Morris said he had been in a sexual relationship with Ms Power but has always maintained his innocence. A bid to take his case to the Court of Appeal was rejected in 2018 by the Criminal Cases Review Commission. But in 2021 South Wales Police opened the way for a review of fresh claims raised by lawyers for Morris.
It followed a BBC documentary aired in October 2020, which identified two potential new witnesses to events on the night the family were killed, and also raised questions over potential forensic evidence. The documentary featured the alleged sightings of two men in the vicinity of the home on the night of the murder.
A spokesman for South Wales Police added: "In January, 2021, South Wales Police announced an investigative assessment of specific areas referred to by legal representatives of David Morris. This work has also included following up potential new witnesses identified in a BBC Wales Investigates programme on the case.
"As part of this work, detectives have spoken to both witnesses and the Crown Prosecution Service has advised that no information has been provided which undermines the conviction of David Morris." Find out more about that here.
Mandy's family have always maintained the right man was convicted of the killings. The former husband of Mandy Power, and father of their two children, broke a two decade silence ahead of the 2020 documentary to say Morris's trial verdict was 'the right one'.
But Morris' family have been behind a long-running campaign to clear his name, and continue to do so despite his death from natural causes in August 2021 aged 59, whilst in prison serving a minimum of 32 years at HMP Long Lartin, Worcestershire.
The house on Kelvin Road appears to have been on the market previously in 2003, according to government data, when it was sold for £48,000. Since then the house has been extended and renovated to create a larger than average semi-detached house with three double-bedrooms, a family bathroom and cloakroom, and three spacious reception rooms.
The front garden has an elevated position and a place to sit out on the front terrace. The hall flows into the front reception room that includes an ornate period fireplace and LED strip lighting hiding behind the picture rails.
The second reception room forms part of a broken-plan rear area, and offers a cosy place to sit by the log burner next to a contemporary, glossy kitchen that looks out onto the garden, as well as into this extra lounge area.
To the rear is a bonus dining room within an extension that leads out into the garden via a bank of glass bi-fold doors onto a patio area. Then a set of steps lead to a level of grass before reaching a garden bar, complete with deck, seating area and fish pond outside.
Inside the bonus building is a bar with fridges, television and a place for visitors to sit and watch the drinks being poured, and a lounge area with table and built-in seating and LED lighting. The house also offers roof solar panels at the rear of the property.
The house is on the market for offers over £175,000 with estate agents Perfect Pads Sales and Lettings, who say they state on the marketing for the house that they have extra material information in relation to the property to tell enquirers once they contact the office on 01792 845855.
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