Kaylea Titford: obese girl’s body found in dirt and squalor, jury hears

Prosecution argue state of room and Kaylea’s physical deterioration reveal serious breach of parental duties

A 16-year-old girl who died from complications of obesity was surrounded by food wrappers and had a dirty deep-fat fryer in her bedroom when her body was found, a court has heard.

Kaylea Titford from Newtown in Powys, Mid Wales, was 146kg (22st 13lbs) when she died on 9 or 10 October 2020. She was born with spina bifida, a spine condition that meant she could not use her legs, and had hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain.