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Man to be sentenced over cannabis lab explosion which killed friend and child

Reece Galbraith has admitted manslaughter following the blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

Evening Standard · May 14, 2025

Man admits manslaughter after ‘drugs lab’ explosion kills child and man

Reece Galbraith, 33, changed his plea to guilty at Newcastle Crown Court following the huge blast in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 2025

Man in court charged with manslaughter and cannabis production after house blast

Reece Galbraith, 33, appeared at Newcastle Magistrates’ Court following the explosion in Benwell, Newcastle, in October.

Evening Standard · Dec 5, 2024

Seven-year-old boy killed in ‘devastating explosion’ in Newcastle

Explosion and fire in residential Benwell and Elswick area destroyed house with six people also taken to hospital

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2024

Newcastle explosion latest: Seven-year-old boy killed as ‘devastating’ blast destroys six homes

Eyewitness says fatal blast left street looking ‘like an aeroplane had hit it’

The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2024

Benwell yob hurled racist abuse at Northumbria Police officer after reports of a fight

Michael Ekong, 67, initially claimed the officers 'fabricated the accusations' and said police were 'harassing' him

Chronicle Live · Jun 27, 2023

'This shows it's still possible': Nikki Allan verdict gives hope to brother of Gateshead schoolboy murdered more than 50 years ago

Allan Graham's body was found in a ditch after he disappeared from a street in Benwell, Newcastle, more than five decades ago

Chronicle Live · May 27, 2023

Benwell pensioners boiling mad over £200 bills for all-year-round heating

Residents say they "can't breathe" in the communal corridors of Manisty House as the radiators are never turned off

Chronicle Live · May 7, 2023

146 new homes planned for Newcastle's West End as developers reveal designs for 'exceptional' estate

Proposals for the Benwell Dene development have been officially lodged with Newcastle City Council

Chronicle Live · Apr 12, 2023

'Not knowing kills us': Death of tragic mum Maureen Walker remains a mystery almost four years on

A Domestic Homicide Review has been carried out into death of 34-year-old who passed away in hospital five days after being found with serious head injuries in Benwell, but the only suspect was released without charge

Chronicle Live · Mar 28, 2023