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What is cannabis shatter? The drug that caused deadly Newcastle blast

The process of making the drug is ‘inherently dangerous’, prosecutor says

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

‘You killed my son’: Explosion victim’s mother sobs as cannabis gummy dealer sentenced

Archie York was just seven years old when the blast ripped through his family’s home

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

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

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Boy, seven, killed in huge blast caused by criminals making cannabis gummies

Reece Galbraith, 33, has admitted the manslaughters of Archie York, who was asleep upstairs, and his friend Jason Laws in an explosion in Newcastle

Evening Standard · Apr 3, 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

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