The Line Between Violence and Intent / Sarah & Jonathan Wicks
They Walk Among Us - UK True Crime
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🗓️ 18 January 2026
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
A 999 call came in from a man who said that his wife was unresponsive on the floor. He told the call handler that she had fallen and her lips were blue. The man was assured that help was on the way, and in a voice choked with emotion, he was heard saying: "Come on. No, no, you can't die, not over a fucking argument"...
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| 0:00.0 | This episode contains distressing themes, profanity and descriptions of violence. |
| 0:11.0 | This podcast is intended for a mature audience. Listener caution is advised. |
| 0:21.4 | A 999 call came in from a man who said that his wife was unresponsive on the floor. |
| 0:28.3 | He told the call handler that she had fallen and her lips were blue. |
| 0:33.4 | The man was assured that help was on the way, and in a voice choked with emotion, he was heard saying, |
| 0:40.0 | Come on, no, no, you can't die. Not over a fucking argument. |
| 0:47.3 | Welcome to They Walk Among Us, a podcast dedicated to UK True Crime. |
| 0:54.5 | This is the 55th in a series of bonus episodes. |
| 1:04.6 | Jonathan and Sarah Wicks had been married for over a decade. |
| 1:09.0 | They lived in Staunton, near Shipston-on-Stowar in Warwickshire. |
| 1:13.9 | The Wicks made their home in the centre of the village, in a £500,000 converted church |
| 1:19.8 | called the Old Chapel. Jonathan had a successful career as a TV location manager, and had worked |
| 1:27.2 | on a string of popular shows including |
| 1:29.5 | Waking the Dead, Hulby City and Absolutely Fabulous. The couple had a tight-knit group of friends |
| 1:36.7 | with whom they socialized often. On Sunday, May 3rd 2009, Sarah invited three other couples over for a meal to celebrate Jonathan's 47th birthday. |
| 1:51.6 | Their friends described Jonathan and Sarah as a devoted and loving couple, but they could bicker at times. |
| 1:59.1 | Sarah had spent a considerable amount of time preparing a meal for Jonathan |
| 2:03.3 | and their guests. When Jonathan cut into the roast beef she had cooked, he was less than appreciative, |
| 2:10.5 | remarking that the meat was overdone. The comments stung. Jonathan had already complained about the birthday gift Sarah had given him, insensitively telling |
| 2:21.2 | her he planned to return it. |
| 2:23.7 | Now to criticise her cooking in front of their friends was just rubbing salts into the wound. |
| 2:30.1 | The guests didn't seem to notice any tension, and if they did, it didn't stop them from |
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