You're listening to The Mentoria Podcast, and this is the story of Paul Jones.

On the morning of Saturday, September 7th, 2019, Keon Jones called to the house of his father,

Paul Jones, on Bandon Road on the south side of Cork City. Keon was worried as he hadn't

been able to contact Paul for a number of days, and his phone calls and text messages had gone unanswered.

This set off alarm bells for Keon as his 54-year-old father lived alone and had a number of health issues.

He was also a heavy drinker, and Keon was worried that he may have fallen ill or had an accident which had rendered him unable to call for help.

Keon arrived at the small terrace on Street Bungalow at half past 11 and used his key to unlock the front door,

but he found himself unable to push the door open, as there seemed to be something obstructing it from the other side.

A friend of his father's was passing up the road at the time, and noticing that Keon was having trouble, he went over to offer his assistance.

The two men put their shoulders to the door, managing to wedge it open a crack, and it was then that Keon saw his father's body lying on the floor in the hallway.

Keon dialed 999, alerting them to the situation, and an ambulance raced to the scene.

However, Paul Jones was a rather large man, and with the bulk of his body blocking the doorway paramedics were unable to gain access.

One of the emergency responders was able to get a hand through the door, and she confirmed that Paul's body was cold to the touch,

and that there was also a large quantity of blood visible in the hallway.

A call was put into Guardi and the fire service to come and assist the ambulance crew in securing access to the house.

The fire service personnel soon arrived, and they got in by going over the wall at the rear of the property,

and climbing through an open window, giving paramedics and Guardi a route into the house without disturbing the scene.

Paul was lying on his right side in the hallway, wearing only his underwear.

The floor surrounding him was sticky with congealed, dried blood, which also covered his body.

He was obviously deceased, and the paramedics confirmed this, noting that rigor mortis had set in and was well established.

Guardi arrived moments later, and the area was designated a crime scene.

The house was sealed off for a technical examination, and officers on foot began door-to-door inquiries to try and establish Paul's last movements.

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