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| Jordan Burling death: Mother and grandmother guilty of manslaughter | Jordan Burling death: Mother and grandmother guilty of manslaughter |
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| The mother and grandmother of an emaciated man who was allowed to "rot to death" have been convicted of his manslaughter. | The mother and grandmother of an emaciated man who was allowed to "rot to death" have been convicted of his manslaughter. |
| Jordan Burling, 18, went into cardiac arrest in Leeds in 2016 and died weighing less than six stone (37kg). | Jordan Burling, 18, went into cardiac arrest in Leeds in 2016 and died weighing less than six stone (37kg). |
| Mother Dawn Cranston and grandmother Denise were both convicted after a trial at Leeds Crown Court. | Mother Dawn Cranston and grandmother Denise were both convicted after a trial at Leeds Crown Court. |
| Mr Burling's sister Abigail Burling, 25, was convicted of causing or allowing a vulnerable adult's death. | Mr Burling's sister Abigail Burling, 25, was convicted of causing or allowing a vulnerable adult's death. |
| More on this story and others in West Yorkshire | More on this story and others in West Yorkshire |
| The jury cleared her of manslaughter, following more than two days of deliberations. | The jury cleared her of manslaughter, following more than two days of deliberations. |
| On the day Mr Burling died, paramedics found him wearing a soiled nappy and lying in an unresponsive state on a makeshift inflatable bed in the living room of the house in Butterbowl Garth, Farnley. | |
| At the time he resembled a victim of a Second World War concentration camp, with an NHS dietician telling the court he had the lowest body mass index she had ever seen. | At the time he resembled a victim of a Second World War concentration camp, with an NHS dietician telling the court he had the lowest body mass index she had ever seen. |
| Mr Burling had lived with Ms Cranston, 45, Mrs Cranston, 70 and Jordan's uncle, with his sister living a short distance away in Cow Close Road. | |
| It was estimated he had been malnourished for at least six months before he died, having developed bed sores so deep they left bone exposed. | It was estimated he had been malnourished for at least six months before he died, having developed bed sores so deep they left bone exposed. |
| Paramedic Bridget Shepherd, who treated Mr Burling, said he looked "very, very pale and very emaciated" when she first arrived on 30 June 2016, the day he died. | |
| A post-mortem examination found he died from acute bronchopneumonia, resulting from his malnutrition, his immobility and his infected sores. | A post-mortem examination found he died from acute bronchopneumonia, resulting from his malnutrition, his immobility and his infected sores. |
| The trial heard from a neighbour, who said the family was considered "strange and reclusive" by locals. | |
| PC Ben McNamara, who arrived at the home shortly after Mr Burling's death, told the court the first thing Dawn Cranston asked him was how much the funeral would cost. | |
| "I was surprised by everyone's lack of emotion. It is a strange thing to say after he had just died," he said. | |
| Mr Burling was home-schooled by his mother from the age of 12 after being bullied at school. | |
| His family claimed his weight fluctuated around Christmas 2015 but he started to look "very thin" the following April. | |
| Prosecutor Nicholas Lumley QC said Mr Burling's three relatives "failed to seek medical assistance for him as he became immobile and helpless." | |
| In the final months of his life, he was confined to the living room with his family changing his adult nappy and washing him. |