Man arrested over 2005 death of toddler Jordan William Thompson

Detectives investigating the death of a toddler more than 15 years ago in the state’s Hunter Region have arrested a man in Sydney’s west. Jordan William Thompson was 21 months old when his mum, Bernice Swales, went to run some errands, leaving him in the care of her then partner during the afternoon of Thursday 19 March 2005. When she returned home, Jordan was unresponsive. She rushed him across the road to Singleton Base Hospital, but he could not be revived. Police were told Jordan had been found face down in the bathtub; however, a post-mortem later found high levels of a prescription...