Layton Carr fire death children released on bail in Gateshead
Fourteen children arrested over the death of a teenage boy following a fire at an industrial unit have been released on bail. The blaze broke out at Fairfield industrial park in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead on Friday evening.It was extinguished but a body believed to be that of Layton Carr, 14, who had been reported missing, was located inside the building, Northumbria Police said.Eleven boys and three girls, aged between 11 and 14, were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and have since been released on bail pending further inquiries.
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