Killers of Newcastle teen Gordon Gault sentenced
14 year old Gordon was stabbed with a machete in November 2022
Last updated 8th Mar 2024
Two teenagers have been sentenced to over 10 years in a young offenders institution between them for the killing of schoolboy Gordon Gault.
On the 9th of November 2022 Gordon was stabbed, a machete went all the way through the top of his arm severing vital blood vessels and causing extensive bleeding.
He passed away in hospital six days later.
In January six teenagers were cleared of murder.
But Carlos Neto and Lawson Natty, both 18, were found guilty of manslaughter.
Neto, of Manchester Road East, Manchester; and Natty, of Eastgarth, Newbiggin Hall, have been sentenced to detention in a young offenders institution.
Neto was given a sentence of 9 years and 2 months, with a 2 year sentence for the second offence to be carried out concurrently.
Natty was given a sentence of 2 years and 8 months, with a 12 month sentence to be carried out concurrently.
The fatal attack, which also saw one of Gault's associates slashed in the back, happened when two groups of armed youths went out looking for each other.
Six teenagers went on trial at Newcastle Crown Court and were cleared of murder, but Carlos Neto, 18, of Salford, and Lawson Natty, 18, of Newbiggin Hall, Newcastle, were convicted of manslaughter.
The pair were also found guilty of unlawfully wounding the second victim.
Neto stabbed Gordon in a surprise attack, jurors heard, while Natty was the one who supplied him with the machete.
The court heard that Gordon was armed with a baseball bat at the time.
After the trial, Gordon's mother Dionne Barrett said: "Life will simply never be the same without him.
"I want youngsters to understand the huge dangers of carrying knives.
"By carrying knives, you could not only ruin your life but that of your family and friends as well."
Anna Barker, a senior Crown Prosecutor for CPS North East, said after the trial: "The violent confrontation at the centre of this case was as senseless as it was tragic.
"Whatever differences the parties involved aimed to settle, it is painfully clear that there have been no winners.
"As a result of their clash, a young boy is dead with two others now facing significant prison sentences."