In the UK, 14 minors have been taken into custody by police on suspicion of committing a horrifying crime against another kid.
On May 2, 2025, 14-year-old Layton Carr perished in a fire at an industrial facility in Gateshead.
Police detained three girls and eleven boys, ages 11 to 14, on suspicion of manslaughter after his death.
The teen’s loved ones are currently struggling to understand how such a tragedy could have occurred and to deal with the loss of a young life.
The London Times reports that the fire started at an abandoned industrial park on the banks of the River Tyne shortly before 8 p.m.
When firefighters arrived and extinguished the fire, they discovered something horrifying.
