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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Barlow

Obese teenager’s family ‘let down’ by health and social services, court hears

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The family of an obese teenager found dead at home was “let down” by health and social services, a court has heard.

Alun Titford, 45, is accused of the manslaughter of his disabled 16-year-old daughter Kaylea Titford, who weighed 22 stone and 13 lbs, with a body mass index of 70, when she was found dead in October 2020 at her home in Newtown, Powys, Wales, lying in soiled clothing and bed linen.

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