On 12 January 2024, Christopher Stockton called for an ambulance to a home in Darlington, County Durham. Charlie, who was not yet two years old, had been left in his care. Stockton told paramedics that the little boy had choked on a biscuit. But they found no obstruction in his airway, and the medical evidence did not support Stockton’s explanation. Charlie died in hospital the following day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices