A VILE mum branded "the worst in the world" left the son she "never wanted" to rot to death in squalor and lavished attention on her daughter.

Shocking details have emerged after evil Dawn Cranston, 45, was today jailed alongside her own mum Denise Cranston, 70, for killing 18-year-old Jordan Burling.

13 Evil mum Dawn Cranston 'never wanted' her son Jordan Burling, neighbours claim

The emaciated teen was likened to a WWII concentration camp victim after he was found in June 2016 weighing less than six stone and wearing a soiled nappy at his family's squalid home in Leeds, West Yorks.

After the twisted women were handed four and three year sentences respectively for manslaughter, neighbours spoke out about "the family from hell", and admitted “the poor lad never stood a chance".

One neighbour, who didn't want to be named described Jordan’s mum and gran, who both cared for him as “the worst ever”.

She claimed Jordan was the result of a fling with an ex-partner and Dawn put all her attention into his 25-year-old sister Abigail Burling, who was found guilty of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable person.

13 Jordan Burling was left to die in squalid conditions, with this horrific photograph showing his emaciated condition before his death

13 Jordan Burling, 18, was found wearing a soiled nappy and lying on a filthy inflatable mattress Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

13 The young boy was left to rot in squalid conditions

The mum-of-three said: “They lived life as if he never existed.

“Dawn never wanted her son, he was the result of a fling with an ex partner and she didn’t even know she was pregnant till she went into labour.

“She hated that poor boy and ignored him from the day he was born.

"She was the worst mum in the world to him but lavished attention on her older daughter.

13 Denise Cranston, 70, was jailed over the teen's death, with his family saying they felt 'betrayed by the people they trusted to care for him'

13 Jordan's sister Abigail Burling, 25, was cleared of manslaughter but guilty of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable person

"He was filthy, skin and bone, and never went to school.”

Another local added: “They are the family from Hell. Jordan seemed a decent lad, polite and well mannered, but we rarely saw him.

"He was shut away in the house and was never out on the streets messing around with the other kids.”

The neighbour added: “You could often hear screaming and shouting and one of my mates who visited Dawn said the house was filthy, cram packed with junk and like a pig sty.”

13 Jordan's aunt Susan Burling reads a statement outside of court, saying the teen's family felt betrayed those caring for the teen had left him to die Credit: PA:Press Association

13 The starving teen weighed less than six stone and was so emaciated his bones were exposed Credit: PA:Press Association

Jordan died of malnutrition, immobility and infection-riddled sores on June 30, 2016.

Newly-released photos show the victim - who would have celebrated his 21st birthday last week - enjoying himself at home.

In one image unveiled by West Yorkshire Police bespectacled Jordan, sporting a black beanie, appears like any other normal teen and is captured with a huge grin on his fourteenth birthday in his lounge.

Another picture shows a relaxed and healthy looking Jordan, aged 16, engrossed in playing on Playstation Portable, while a third snap shows a chubby-faced Jordan, aged 14.

13 Denise Cranston, 70, was found guilty of her grandson's manslaughter - jailed for three years Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

13 Dawn Cranston, 45, showed no emotion as she was convicted of killing her son. She was today jailed for four years Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

But within several years of the images being taken Jordan had wasted away at the hands of his wicked family.

In one of the last photographs taken of the teen and released by his dad Steven Burling - who is estranged from Dawn - he can be seen holding up his shirt - with his ribs clearly seen in his starved state.

Another photograph reveals the squalid conditions the young man was forced to live in before his death, with the living room piled high with rubbish.

But despite the young man desperately malnourished, the court was told the home had three refrigerators or freezers, all stocked with food.

13 Denise Cranston, Dawn Cranston and Abigail Burling outside Leeds Crown Court today Credit: Ben Lack

The family also revealed their shock at discovering Dawn Cranston had given birth to another baby boy who died - hiding his body in a rucksack at their Leeds home.

Police had found the baby's remains after searching the house, with Dawn admitting before the trial to concealing a birth by hiding her newborn's remains in a bedroom cupboard.

She told the court she was completely unaware she was pregnant until she began to feel something "really heavy" in her body.

She gave birth within an hour and began to "panic" as nobody else knew she was expecting.

13 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 Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Describing how she did not call for help despite other people being in the house, she tearfully said: "If I remember rightly, I don't think its eyes were open. I heard no noise, nothing. There were no signs at all of life."

She claimed that she had intended to bury the remains, but "did not get round to it" and was unable to as there were always other people around.

She admitted a charge of endeavouring to conceal a birth at the start of her trial last month.

Jordan's sister Abigail Burling, 25, was cleared of manslaughter but guilty of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable person and jailed for 18 months.

During the four week trial, 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 six stones.

"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 he expired in that living room."

13 Jordan's sister Abigail Burling, 25, was cleared of manslaughter but guilty of causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable person Credit: Ben Lack

Dawn Cranston already admitted to concealing the birth of a child by secretly disposing of a body.

Detective Chief Inspector Nicola Bryar, of West Yorkshire Police Homicide and Major Enquiry Team today said the teen's death was "completely unnecessary".

She said: "We are in no doubt that Jordan would still be alive today if those convicted of allowing him to literally waste away and die in front of them had sought the medical attention he so obviously needed.

"Why they chose to ignore the terrible state he was in has not been explained in any reasonable way and remains something only they know.

"It is almost beyond belief that his mother, grandmother and sister, who should have had his best interests at heart, would allow him to slowly decline towards a death that could so easily have been avoided."

Today, dad Steven said he felt betrayed, having never known about the baby.

The statement read: "As a family, we feel we have been denied any knowledge of that baby boy’s existence."

The family said they now wanted to be able to "grieve in peace".

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In a final tribute to Jordan, his family said: "Steven and the family will always remember Jordan having a bubbly and chatty personality."

Jordan's dad Steven had previously shared a statement in court, read out by his sister Susan Burling.

In the devastating tribute, Steven told the court: "I just can't understand why all these horrific things have happened to me and my family.

"I have lost all my children and I don’t know how I’m supposed to deal with all this trauma.

"I don’t know how I’m going to grieve for them or rebuild my life."

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