Families' fury over 'brazen' appeal bid by paddleboard boss who caused four deaths

Families' fury over 'brazen' appeal bid by paddleboard boss who caused four deaths17 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleNicola BryanBBC Wales'Four people died - we just want her to say sorry'A former paddleboard firm owner's "brazen" failed bid to shorten her prison sentence after causing the deaths of four people caused further pain for those already grieving, the families of two of her victims have said.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, 41, from Port Talbot, pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter in March 2025 and was jailed for 10 years and six months.Three judges at the Court of Appeal rejected David Elias KC's submissions that the sentence was "manifestly excessive".Darren WheatleyNicola and Darren's children were just seven and two when she diedNicola's husband Darren Wheatley said he was left in tears after Friday's hearing, while Morgan Rogers' mother Teresa Hall said she wished ex-police officer Lloyd would leave their families in peace."There's just never an end to it," said Teresa, 57. "She [Lloyd] is not letting anyone have peace. Not the people that have died and not us, nobody can have peace."We've got life sentences. Ours isn't just going to miraculously go away. I've lost my daughter for life."Morgan, Teresa's only daughter, was a deputy manager for Aldi and had been preparing to join the fire brigade.The 24-year-old was one of seven participants who took part in the paddleboard tour when the group ran into difficulty while crossing a weir in "treacherous" conditions. "My daughter's not coming back," said Teresa, from Merthyr Tydfil. "No matter how much I cry, no matter how much...