The Case of the Cranstons Episode 2: The tragedy of Jordan Burling
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LeedsLive continues its podcast series exploring the circumstances surrounding the horrific case of Jordan Burling, an 18-year-old boy allowed to rot to death in his own home in Leeds.  In the second installment of 'The Case of the Cranstons', the LeedsLive news team focuses on Jordan's dramatic deterioration and his family's inadequate attempts to care for him. The 18-year-old weighed less than six stone, was severely malnourished and covered in infected pressure sores when he was found lying on a dirty inflatable mattress at his family home in Butterbowl Garth, Farnley, in June 2016. His mother Dawn Cranston, 45, and grandmother Denise Cranston, 70, were jailed for a total of seven years after they were both convicted of manslaughter at Leeds Crown Court in July 2018. 
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