Twenty years ago, four lives were brutally taken. But was an innocent man wrongfully convicted of this horrific crime? In the new edition of The Clydach Murders, author and solicitor John Morris reveals new information, making a forensic and compelling case ahead of Dai Morris’ latest appeal.

The Clydach Murders is a detailed and unbiased investigation into the brutal murders of Mandy Power, her two daughters and their grandmother, who were battered to death in their home in 1999. The crime sparked the largest criminal investigation ever mounted in Wales. A local labourer, Dai Morris, was tried twice for the cruel murders and finally convicted in 2006, though no fingerprint or DNA evidence connected him to the crime.

South Wales Police was notorious in the period 1980 to 2010 for false convictions on fabricated evidence, and the Clydach murders case appears to be another instance of this. Significantly, previous suspects for the murders include former police officers, one of whom was having an affair with Mandy Power.

In this meticulously researched book, the author argues that Morris’ conviction is unsound, based only on the lack of a solid alibi, the presence of his gold chain in Power’s house, and the lies he initially told to the police.

The Clydach Murders was first published in 2017, when it became a bestseller. It included an

email address for readers to contact John Morris and as a result new evidence has been obtained. Released ahead of the 20th anniversary of the crime, the Second Edition features a postscript with this evidence, which confirms Morris’ alibi, providing valuable ammunition for his forthcoming appeal.

John Morris was born and brought up in Northamptonshire. He later moved to Swansea, South Wales where he practiced law. Married with two children, he is now retired and living in rural Wicklow, Ireland.