Overview

• Four of the 26 children initially arrested on suspicion of manslaughter have been officially told they will face no further police action.
• The remaining 22 juveniles, aged between 11 and 14, remain on bail as enquiries into Layton Carr’s death proceed.
• Detectives have called on anyone present at Fairfield Industrial Park on May 2 or with relevant video to submit material via Northumbria Police’s Major Incident Public Portal.
• Layton Carr, 14, was found dead after a fire at a derelict building on the Gateshead estate, triggering the ongoing manslaughter investigation.
• All suspects are protected by youth justice rules that ensure anonymity and restrict public disclosure of their identities.