Overview

• Layton Carr died on May 2 after a severe fire at the Fairfield Industrial Estate near Bill Quay prompted a missing persons appeal that night
• Around 100 motorcyclists joined hundreds of mourners at South Shields Crematorium on June 14 to form a guard of honour for the bike-mad teenager
• Family and friends remembered Layton as a “cheeky chappie” with a “heart of gold” who loved helping his younger siblings
• A crowdfunding campaign has raised more than £20,000 to cover funeral expenses, and donations collected at the service were given to Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service
• Northumbria Police have arrested 26 children aged 11 to 14 on suspicion of manslaughter, all of whom remain on bail as detectives seek additional witnesses and video footage