A MAN convicted of murdering three generations of the same family more than 20 years ago has died in prison, it has been confirmed.

David Morris, 59, killed Mandy Power, 34, her bed-ridden mother Doris Dawson, 80, and her daughters Katie, 10, and Emily, eight, at their home in Clydach, near Swansea, in June 1999.

All four had been bludgeoned to death with a pole before their house was set on fire.

The former builder was jailed for a minimum of 32 years, having been convicted for a second time of their murders in 2006.

A Prison Service spokeswoman confirmed Morris died at HMP Long Lartin in Worcestershire, where he was serving a life sentence.

HMP Long Lartin prisoner David Morris died on August 20 2021.

Morris had long maintained his innocence and last year a programme by BBC Wales Investigate ...