18 notorious criminals jailed in the UK in March

A mother and father who left their morbidly obese teenage daughter in bed-ridden squalor and a reality star who shared a private sex video featuring his ex-girlfriend were just some of the worst offenders sent to jail in the UK in March.

Other offenders facing lengthy jail terms include Sarah Everard's killer Wayne Couzens, who has been sentenced for a series of flashing incidents, and a man who murdered another man by hitting him with a horseshoe.

A police community support officer, who committed a “campaign of voyeurism” in swimming pool changing rooms, and a woman who falsely claimed to have been the victim of a grooming gang were also locked up in March.

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These are some of the most shocking court cases that have been widely reported in the UK in recent weeks.

A mother and father who left their morbidly obese teenage daughter in bed-ridden squalor were locked up for gross negligence manslaughter on March 1. Kaylea Titford was found in conditions described as “unfit for any animal”, in soiled clothing and bed linen, following her death at the family home in Newtown, Powys.

Kaylea, who had spina bifida and used a wheelchair, died after suffering inflammation and infection from ulceration, arising from obesity and immobility. Swansea Crown Court heard the 16-year-old weighed 22st 13lb, with a BMI of 70, at the time of her death in October 2020.

Kaylea's mum Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 40, was imprisoned for six years, while her dad, Alun Titford, 45, was told he would spend seven years and six months behind bars.

The court heard that in her last hours, as Kaylea lay screaming in bed, her father texted her twice telling her to stop