Parents ‘killed’ daughter, 16, by ‘allowing weight to balloon to 23st before she died covered in maggots in filthy room’
A DAD killed his teen daughter by allowing her weight to balloon to 23 stone before she died in squalor covered in maggots, a court heard.
Alun Titford, 45, allegedly neglected Kaylea Titford, 16, by allowing her to become morbidly obese.
Jurors heard the schoolgirl, who had spina bifida, was "fiercely independent" before the pandemic - taking part in PE lessons in her wheelchair.
But when lockdown hit, Kaylea was allegedly left to die in a filthy room at home in Newton, Wales, on October 10, 2020.
Mold Crown Court heard she was "living in conditions not fit for animals" and forced to use "puppy pads" to go to the toilet on her urine-soaked floor.
The teen's nails had not been cut for six months and "well grown" maggots were found on her body, it was said.
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Jurors were told there were more than 100 flies on fly paper in Kaylea's room and there were traces of fly excrement on her chair hoist.
The teen's hair was also matted and Kaylea, who needed help with everyday tasks, had not been washed for "several weeks".
Prosecutor Caroline Rees KC said: "She lived and died in squalor and degradation."
When police arrived at the home, one officer was "almost sick" from the stench of unwashed faeces in her bathroom.
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The court was also told a paramedic could smell "rotting flesh".
Ms Rees KC said at the time of her death, Kaylea weighed 22.9 stone and was "morbidly obese" with a BMI of 70.
She added: "Once her body was removed, officers could see the state of the bed which was full of maggots and there was an overbearing smell of ammonia."
Titford claimed to be "shocked" by his daughter's death and says Kaylea was mum Sarah Lloyd-Jones' responsibility.
He also allegedly blamed his "laziness" for the state of Kaylea's bedroom and told officers: "I'm not a very good dad".
Titford denies gross negligence manslaughter and causing or allowing the death of a child.
Kaylea's mum, Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 39, has pleaded guilty to the same charges, jurors were told.
The parents allegedly failed in their "duty of care" to get Kaylea exercise and give her a healthy diet.
They are also accused of failing to keep her clean and "medically safe".
The trial continues.
