14 children arrested following death of teenage boy…
 

Fourteen children have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a teenage boy in an industrial unit fire.

The incident happened at Fairfield industrial park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, on Friday evening.

The fire was brought under control, but a body believed to be that of missing 14-year-old Layton Carr was found inside the building, according to Northumbria Police.

Eleven boys and three girls aged 11 to 14 were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and remain in police custody.

Police said they were alerted about reports of the fire just after 8pm.

Inquiries were said to be at an early stage and officers have requested members of the public not to speculate about what happened.

Emergency services attended and the fire was extinguished a short time later.

A police statement said: “Subsequently last night we issued an appeal for missing boy Layton Carr – it was believed he was in the area at the time.

“Sadly, following searches carried out by Northumbria Police and partners at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, a body believed to be that of 14-year-old Layton Carr was located deceased inside the building.

“His next of kin have been informed and are currently being supported by specialist officers.”

‘Extremely tragic’

Det Ch Insp Louise Jenkins, of Northumbria Police, said: “This is an extremely tragic incident where a boy has sadly lost his life.

“Our thoughts are with Layton’s family as they begin to attempt to process the loss of their loved one.

“Our specialist officers will continue to support them in whatever way they can. We ask that their privacy be respected at this time.”

She added: “A cordon remains in place while we carry out inquiries to establish the full circumstances surrounding the incident.

“I’d like to thank our officers and partners at Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service for their efforts through the night.”

https://uk.yahoo.com/news/fourteen-c...201020067.html

Layton Carr, 14, (pictured) was found dead inside a building on Fairfield Industrial Park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, on Friday…

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Poor kid

[Eleven boys and three girls aged 11 to 14 were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and remain in police custody.]

Shocking

Why was the poor kid getting so many other kids targeting him like that?

RIP

Very tragic, I'd think they were messing around and things went badly wrong

…yeah, my first thoughts also..that there was no malicious intent but more something that has gone tragically wrong…we’ll know more in due course…

It is most likely they set the fire and he got trapped unintentionally, I dont think he was targetted Mock otherwise it would be murder rather than manslaughter

…all of the children have been released on bail …

How did the lad die?

…in the fire so far as I know/maybe smoke inhalation…we’ll have to wait for more details to know for sure…

Tragic.

If the kids are culpable, I want to see their parents prosecuted and face their responsibilities.

Everyone will get off with a warning ..,

Awful tragedy.
Let's see what unfolds as the case goes on as to the real evidence of what happened and why and how.

…in this Sky article the first statement is …

Layton Carr, 14, was found dead near the site of a fire at Fairfield industrial park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead on Friday.

…which to me would infer that Layton wasn’t actually found in the building by fire officers…

…but then the same article goes on to say…

In a statement on Saturday, the force said that "sadly, following searches, a body believed to be that of 14-year-old Layton Carr was located deceased inside the building".….


…so really I’m not sure whether he did lose his life in the building/as the result of the fire or not…

…the article in full…

https://news.sky.com/story/fourteen-...%20on%20Friday.

Wow 14 kids, so it was murder and not an accident?

That sounds to me like he may have died in elsewhere trapped in the building from the fumes / smoke, he probably would have passed out before managing to get out.

…yeah, I was trying to fathom what that wording meant and I did think of that…but it still felt odd to say ‘near the site of a fire’…you’re probably correct, though…I’m sure we’ll know more officially in the up and coming ….very, very tragic and devastating for all of the children’s families …

16 kids arrested now apparently