Three men person been arrested connected suspicion of manslaughter and the accumulation of cannabis aft a location detonation successful Newcastle that killed 2 people, including a seven-year-old boy.
The blast happened successful Violet Close, successful the Benwell and Elswick country of the city, successful the aboriginal hours of October 16.
On Wednesday, 3 men were arrested each connected suspicion of 2 counts of manslaughter and 1 of the accumulation of a people B drug, namely cannabis, Northumbria Police said.
Two men successful their 30s and 1 successful his 50s stay successful constabulary custody.
Archie York was 1 of the 2 radical who died (Northumbria Police/PA)
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Seven-year-old Archie York and Jason “Jay” Laws, 35, died successful the explosion.
Detective Chief Inspector Katie Smith said: “This has been a genuinely tragic incidental which resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of 2 lives.
“As a effect of our ongoing inquiries, 3 men person contiguous been arrested successful transportation with the explosion.
The country successful Violet Close successful Benwell (PA)
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“Our probe volition stay ongoing arsenic we question to supply answers to what has happened.
“We would proceed to inquire radical to debar speculation surrounding this incidental some online and successful the community.
“Anyone with immoderate accusation which could assistance our inquiries should interaction america arsenic soon arsenic imaginable if they person not already done so.”