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They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
They Walk Among Us
4.5 • 6.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 October 2023
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Most parents would do almost anything to save a child's life. Some are fortunate enough to be able to afford whatever treatment is needed, but money can’t buy everything. In 2023, a landmark case highlighted just how far one family was willing to go to help their child, even at the cost of someone else's...
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:09.1 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. |
| 0:13.5 | Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:18.5 | To hear ad-free versions of our episodes published several days before their general release, |
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| 0:29.6 | Head to patreon.com forward slash they walk among us or search for They Walk Among Us on Apple Podcasts to learn more. |
| 0:44.0 | Most parents would do almost anything to save a child's life. |
| 0:50.3 | Some are fortunate enough to be able to afford whatever treatment is needed, |
| 0:55.0 | but money can't buy everything. |
| 0:58.0 | In 2003, a landmark case highlighted just how far one family was willing to go to help their child, |
| 1:08.0 | even at the cost of someone else's. |
| 1:11.6 | This is an extraordinary case where three people use their wealth and power and influence |
| 1:17.6 | to persuade a young man living in poverty to travel 3,000 miles to the UK. |
| 1:22.6 | They knew they wanted him to come because they wanted his kidney. |
| 1:25.6 | He had no idea and imagine his horror |
| 1:29.3 | when he realised the truth. First he found out that it was essentially for his kidneys was |
| 1:34.0 | when he turned up at the Royal Free Hospital in London to meet doctors. His bravery is what we would |
| 1:41.2 | highlight to other people to have that kind of courage to come forward, |
| 1:45.3 | have faith in the Metropolitan Police Service, because we can support people through this kind of prosecution. |
| 1:49.3 | And this decision to do that and seek help from the police has now created a historic legal precedent. |
| 1:56.8 | Welcome to Season 8 episode 15 of They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 2:14.5 | On May 5, 2022, a distressed young man presented himself at the front desk of Staines Police Station in northwest Surrey. |
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