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Nerys Lloyd, 39, from Aberavon, was jailed at Swansea Crown Court on 23 April for 10 years and six months after the tragedy on the River Cleddau in October 2021.

The tree had stood for more than 100 years in a dip on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland before it was felled in a "moronic mission" in the early hours of 28 September 2023, Newcastle Crown Court has heard.

Richard Burrows, 81, formerly of Birmingham, was sentenced for more than 90 child sex abuse offences at Chester Crown Court.

Mr Mears has admitted manslaughter, but denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility, and is on trial at Caernarfon Crown Court.

At the first day of the 80-year-old's sentencing at Chester Crown Court, some victims read out impact statements, while others were read out for them by the prosecution.