Tributes given to ‘cherished’ boy who lost his life in Gateshead industrial estate fire | UK news

The body of a 14-year-old boy, identified as Leighton Kerr, was discovered following a significant fire at Gate Head. His principal described him as “gracious and loved.” Fourteen children have been apprehended under suspicion of manslaughter linked to Leighton’s death, which occurred in Southsteinside. Emergency services responded to the fire near Fairfield Industrial Park, where […]
Gateshead: 14 young people taken into custody after a boy loses his life in a fire | UK news

Northumbria police announced on Saturday that 14 children, aged 11 to 14, were taken into custody on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of a teenager after a fire in Gateshead. The fire erupted near an industrial area in Gateshead’s Bill Quay neighborhood on Friday evening, raising concerns that Leighton Kerr, a teenager thought to […]