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Katherine Errington is campaigning against the possible early release of Reece Galbraith, who was jailed for manslaughter following the fatal Benwell explosion.

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00:00Archie York's mother, Catherine, is urging the government to stop the man jailed over her son's death being released early.
00:08Seven-year-old Archie was killed when an explosion tore through the family home in Benwell in Newcastle in 2024.
00:15Rhys Galbraith was jailed for 14 years after admitting manslaughter over the blast involving an illegal cannabis operation.
00:23Under changes in the government's early prisoner release scheme, Galbraith could serve around half his sentence.
00:31Catherine has launched a petition calling for people convicted of manslaughter to be excluded.
00:36More than 2,200 people have signed it.
00:40The early prisoner release scheme intends to tackle overcrowding.

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