Mum who starved teen son to death released from jail

A mum who starved her 18-year-old son to death in a “shocking and disturbing” case has been released from jail after just two years.

Horrific image of teen starved to death. Picture: SWNS/Mega

A British woman who let her son waste away has been freed after serving less than two years in prison.

Jordan Burling, 18, weighed less than 38kg and his appearance was likened to a concentration camp victim as he succumbed to malnutrition over a six-month period, The Sun reports.

His mother Dawn Cranston, 45, was later found guilty of his manslaughter and sentenced to four years in prison.

But Cranston will now spend Christmas as a free woman after being released.

“It’s sickening that after what she was found guilty of she is now back walking the streets,” a source told the publication.

“She’s not shown an ounce of remorse over what happened or for how Jordan ended up dying.”

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Dawn Cranston, 45, ‘never wanted’ her son Jordan Burling, neighbours claim. Picture: SWNS/Mega

Jordan’s case shocked the country when details of it emerged in 2018.

There was seemingly no reason for the vulnerable but healthy young man to starve to death apart from sheer neglect

By the time his mother Dawn, 45, finally called emergency services in June 2016, he was confined to a bed on the living room floor covered in deep bedsores and had even been put in nappies.

A police search also found the remains of Jordan’s baby brother, hidden in a rucksack in a cupboard for 14 years.

The case raised serious questions about how the dysfunctional family was allowed to drop off the authorities’ radar.

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Jordan, 18, was left to die in squalid conditions, with this horrific photograph showing his emaciated condition before his death. Picture: SWNS/Mega

Jordan’s sister Abigail Burling, 25, was cleared of his manslaughter by jurors but convicted of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable person.

His grandmother Denise was also found guilty of manslaughter.

Over around six months until his death, Jordan lost weight dramatically without suffering any illness to cause it, living off a daily diet of five supermarket milkshakes.

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A dietitian said they had never seen such malnutrition in 26 years and likened the condition of the body to that found in WWII extermination camps. Picture: SWNS/Mega

During the four week trial in 2018, prosecutor Nicholas Lumley QC had told the jury: “The fault lies with each of the accused.

“What met the eyes of the paramedics was a shocking and disturbing scene.

“Jordan was lying, utterly helpless, on an inflatable mattress in a cluttered living room.

“He was little more than skin and bones, he weighed 37kg, less than 38kg. He wore a soiled nappy under some pyjamas.

“The expert dietitian said they had never seen such malnutrition in 26 years and likened the condition of the body to that found in WWII extermination camps.

“His heart stopped, his life could not be saved. He expired in that living room.”

The young boy was left to starve in squalid conditions. Picture: SWNS/Mega

Cranston is now living in a bail hostel in the north west of England.

A source said: “Given what she has been convicted of, it doesn’t feel like the kind of place she should be living near to.”

But an Ministry of Justice spokesman insisted: “This accommodation allows us to closely monitor prison leavers – reducing the likelihood of them reoffending.”

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission