14-year-old fatally stabbed in Newcastle gang feud, judge criticizes drill music's influence on gang violence.

Judge criticised drill music after a 14-year-old boy was fatally stabbed in a gang feud in Newcastle. Carlos Neto, 18, and Lawson Natty, 18, were convicted of manslaughter after the victim, Gordon Gault, was stabbed with a machete in November 2022. The judge also criticised the influence of drill music on gang violence. Neto received a nine-year sentence, while Natty, who supplied the machete, was sentenced to less time.

March 30, 2024
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