Four teens face no further action over boy's death

Layton Carr, 14, died after a fire broke out at a disused industrial estate

Four teenagers will face no further action after 14-year-old boy died in a fire at a disused industrial unit.

Layton Carr's body was discovered in a building on Fairfield Industrial Park, in the Bill Quay area of Gateshead, on 2 May.

In the following weeks, 26 children aged between 11 and 14 were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter.

Since then, four of them had been told they would face no further action, while 22 remained on bail, Northumbria Police said, adding the investigation was ongoing.

Layton, who was a pupil at Hebburn Comprehensive School, was described as a "cheeky, happy lad" by his family.

They said he had "an absolute heart of gold".

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Emergency crews had been called to the site on the southern banks River Tyne shortly after 20:00 BST.

It had fallen into disrepair over recent years, with many buildings abandoned.

People living nearby had said fires were common and that trespassing was a "regular occurrence".