Manslaughter by Neglect: The Shocking Case of Jordan Burling
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 16 October 2019
⏱️ 58 minutes
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On June 30, 2016, the emergency services were called to an address in Leeds after a young man was struggling to breathe. What the paramedics found would remain with them for the rest of their lives...
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to season 4, Episode 20 of They Walk Among Us. |
| 0:20.8 | A podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 0:30.3 | Listener caution is advised, as this episode contains adult themes and descriptions |
| 0:36.1 | that some listeners may find distressing. |
| 0:48.2 | On June 30, 2016, the emergency services were called to an address in Leeds, after a |
| 0:55.6 | young man was struggling to breathe. |
| 0:59.9 | While the paramedics found would remain with them for the rest of their lives. |
| 1:21.6 | Paramedics arrived at a property on Butterbowl Garth in Farnley, a district of Leeds 2 miles |
| 1:28.3 | south west of the city centre. |
| 1:31.6 | On the 999 call, Dawn Cranston told the operator about her son Jordan. |
| 1:38.4 | He was unresponsive. |
| 1:40.4 | He's been poorly and having problems breathing, she said. |
| 1:44.9 | He's gasping for breath and not responding. |
| 1:48.2 | He was refusing to go to the toilet, so I put a nappy on him. |
| 1:52.7 | He was fine half an hour ago and was chatting and talking. |
| 1:56.4 | He so stubborn, he wouldn't go to the doctors. |
| 2:01.4 | Arriving just minutes later, at around quarter past 11 in the morning, the emergency crew |
| 2:07.3 | noted the home was cluttered, tightly packed with the curtains drawn. |
| 2:13.2 | Boxes were piled high and the property was in disarray, with mounds of belongings scattered |
| 2:19.2 | everywhere. |
| 2:21.4 | Sitting on an inflatable mattress in the front room of the house, Dawn's son Jordan |
| 2:26.6 | Burling was found unresponsive. |
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