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Paddleboard firm owner who caused four deaths has bid to cut sentence refused
Key takeaways
- Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in October 2021.
- Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, an ex-police officer from Port Talbot, pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in March 2025 and was jailed for 10 years and six months.
- Three Appeal Court judges rejected David Elias KC's submissions that the sentence was "manifestly excessive".
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Dyfed-Powys Police Lloyd was jailed for 10 years and six months in April 2025A former paddleboard firm owner has been refused permission to appeal against her sentence over the deaths of four people on a river in south west Wales.
Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in October 2021.
Nerys Bethan Lloyd, 39, an ex-police officer from Port Talbot, pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in March 2025 and was jailed for 10 years and six months.
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