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Katherine Errington is campaigning to stop the early release of the man jailed over the death of her son Archie. More than three thousand people have signed her petition.
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00:00Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has backed a Newcastle mother's campaign to keep the man
00:06convicted over her son's death behind bars. Archie York died in an explosion at his family
00:12home in Benwell in 2024. The blast was caused by an illegal drugs laboratory operating in the
00:18flat below. Rhys Galbraith was sentenced to 14 years after admitting manslaughter.
00:25Archie's mother, Catherine Errington, says he could be released early under changes to
00:30sentencing rules. She has launched a petition calling for people convicted of manslaughter
00:35to be excluded from new early release plans. More than 3,000 people have signed it.
00:41Badenoch says crimes must carry consequences.
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