Paddleboard firm owner's appeal bid over sentence for four deaths fails

Paddleboard firm owner's appeal bid over sentence for four deaths failsJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleBBCA 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. Three Appeal Court judges rejected David Elias KC's submissions that the sentence was "manifestly excessive".Lady Justice May told the court they found the trial judge's approach to have been proportionate given the number of victims.This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.PaddleboardingHaverfordwestWales