A man whose illegal cannabis factory exploded in a block of flats, killing a seven-year-old boy, will not have his sentence ...

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Reece Galbraith set up a drug lab in the flat in Benwell, Newcastle, creating cannabis concentrates and turning those products into edibles.

Reece Galbraith and his friend Jason 'Jay' Laws were using a Newcastle flat as a drugs lab when a blast ripped through the building in the early hours of 16 October last year.

Reece Galbraith and his friend Jason “Jay” Laws were using a Newcastle flat as a drugs lab when a blast ripped through the building in the early hours of October 16.

Reece Galbraith, 33, has today been jailed for 14 years after pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter in connection with the tragedy, in which 35-year-old Jason Laws was also killed.

Reece Galbraith, 33, admitted manslaughter after two people, including seven-year-old Archie York, died in a house explosion last October. Wednesday 14 May 2025 14:10, UK.

Reece Galbraith, 33, has admitted the manslaughter of Archie York and Galbraith’s friend Jason “Jay” Laws, 35, who died in a blast at Violet Close, Benwell, Newcastle, in the early hours of ...

Archie York died when the blast caused by Reece Galbraith, 33, destroyed several homes in Benwell, Newcastle, last October. At Newcastle Crown Court, Galbraith, of Gateshead, admitted two counts ...

Killer drug dealer Reece Galbraith will not be locked up for longer. The 33-year-old was jailed for 14 years last month after ...