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Child suspects questioned over Layton
The Chronicle
|June 04, 2025
TWO more child suspects have been questioned over the death of teenager Layton Carr.
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It is now a month since the 14-year-old's body was found after a blaze broke out at an industrial park in Gateshead.
Since the tragedy at the Fairfield Industrial Estate in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, detectives have arrested a number of children on suspicion of manslaughter.
And The Chronicle can reveal that two more suspects have been held as part of the probe.
This story is from the June 04, 2025 edition of The Chronicle.
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