In the background, a man can be heard desperately calling out, “Scarlett, Scarlett,” before he tells Sarah that their daughter is turning blue. The first ambulance arrives at the scene in just five minutes, but paramedics are not prepared for what they find…
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This episode was researched and written by Eileen Macfarlane.
Edited by Joel Porter at Dot Dot Dot Productions.
Script editing, additional writing, illustrations and production direction by Rosanna Fitton
Narration, additional audio editing, script editing, and production direction by Benjamin Fitton.
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MUSIC:
Infiltration by Wicked Cinema
SirenSong by Chelsea McGough
Rampant by CJ0
Wolgrim by Cody Martin
The Arctic by Gold Coast
Deceptive Cadence by JCar
Quiet Desperation Part 2 by JCar
Mind Over Matter by Chelsea McGough
Sleep by Stephen Keech
Driven To The Edge by Salon Dijon
Point Of No Return by Salon Dijon
Twilight Moon by Caleb Etheridge
Allied by Wicked Cinema
Crooked Man by Wicked Cinema
No Escape by Wicked Cinema
The Rite by Wicked Cinema
Vanished by Wicked Cinema
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REFERENCES:
SENTENCING / CPS
https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/R-v-Simon-Vickers.pdf
https://www.cps.gov.uk/north-east/news/father-jailed-murdering-his-daughter-play-fight
NEWSBANK
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Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), July 8, 2024
Darlington and Stockton Times (England), July 9, 2024
Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), July 9, 2024
Darlington and Stockton Times (England), July 10, 2024
Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), July 10, 2024
Darlington and Stockton Times (England), July 11, 2024
Darlington and Stockton Times (England), July 13, 2024
Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), July 13, 2024
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Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), September 7, 2024
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Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), January 17, 2025
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Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), January 20, 2025
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Northern Echo, The (Darlington, England), January 21, 2025
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