UK couple jailed over death of disabled 16-year-old daughter
By DW
02 March 2023 |
4:10 pm
A Welsh jury found the couple guilty of manslaughter in the negligent death of their handicapped daughter. The teen was found dead on a pile of soiled beddings by shocked authorities in 2020.
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