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Murdered baby's Dad
in crunch talks with
Swansea social
services
By NINO WILLIAMS
NINO.WILLIAMS@SWWMEDIA.CO.UK
08 January 2007
Murdered baby's Dad
in crunch talks
A Father demanding a public inquiry into the murder of baby Aaron Gilbert is to
meet for crunch talks with Swansea Social Services tomorrow. Gareth Gilbert is
calling for an investigation to discover exactly what happened in the days
leading up to the 13-month-old's death in Townhill in May, 2005.
Baby Aaron died after a series of horrific attacks at the hands of Andrew Lloyd,
the boyfriend of his mother Rebecca Lewis.
Lewis and Lloyd moved in together at Gwylfa Road, Townhill following the
break-up of her relationship with Mr Gilbert.
Lloyd was jailed for 24 years last November for the killing, while Lewis became
the first person in the UK to be convicted of the new crime of familial murder
for allowing her boyfriend to kill.
She received a six-year sentence.
But during the course of the trial at Swansea Crown Court, Lewis made the
bombshell claim that Aaron's biological father was actually Phil Edmunds, of
Whitland, following a one-night stand.
Mr Gilbert and Mr Edmunds are now waiting to take a DNA test to resolve the
issue of paternity once and for all.
The pair have since formed a friendship, and agree an inquiry is needed to
resolve their unanswered questions.
Mr Gilbert said: "We want an inquiry to find out exactly what happened to Aaron.
"I have a meeting with social services on January 9, but they want to deal with
mine and Phil's complaints separately."
The two fathers have also launched an appeal to raise money for a headstone for
baby Aaron's grave, and have set themselves a target of £1,600 for the plot at
Morriston Cemetery.
"We have raised about half the money so far," said Mr Gilbert, of Gendros.
"We have been speaking with national newspapers and we have raised some money
through the family.
"I have had people come up to me in the street leaving me their telephone
numbers.
"But we are not expecting money from anyone."
Source:
http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/
