REECE GALBRAITH was locked up for Newcastle Blast due to deaths

A man whose illegal cannabis factory exploded in a apartment block and killed the seven -year -old Archie York has been detained for 14 years.

Archie died when the explosion of Reece Galbraith (33) had wiped out several houses in Benwell in the early morning of October 16, 2024, as Newcastle Crown Court heard.

The deadly explosion was caused by a structure of butan, which was manufactured in one of the apartments in one of the apartments in one of the apartments, and galbraith.

Galbraith from Gateshead admitted two cases of homicide, with Archie's mother screaming him in court that he killed her son.

MR Laws and Galbraith used a flat on the ground floor in the block of 12 houses to violet to break up so -called cannabis, a brittle substance that contained a high concentration of the psychoactive compound THC that is used to form sweets, said prosecutor David Brooke KC.

Around 00:40 BST exploded her “sophisticated” factory, who killed Archie, who lived with his parents and little brother on the upper floor and completely destroyed six houses.

At that time there was a “violent fire” and the block ultimately had to be demolished, with dozens of people lost their houses and possessions, said Mr. Brooke.

Archie had slept in his living room when the explosion appeared and was immediately killed, while his father Robbie York, mother Katherine Geberington and his seven -week brother Finley survived, the court heard.

Mr. Brooke said that there was also an “enormous influence” on the region, with the damage and costs for the city council of Newcastle worth 3.7 million GBP, 81 adults and 59 children from 51 houses, the displaced and 10 households had to be repeated permanently.

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