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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Chiara Giordano

Extreme hoarder who left immobile sister to die on bedroom floor jailed

Joe Giddens/PA

The brother of an immobile and vulnerable woman who died in “horrific and filthy conditions” has been jailed for three years for gross negligence manslaughter.

Philip Burdett, 59, was “utterly out of his depth” when the health of his sister, Julie Burdett, 61, deteriorated in January 2019 after many years of her suffering from numerous chronic and complex medical conditions.

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