The father of one of the teenagers killed in the A66 Middlesbrough crash faces prison today after attacking the celebrant at his son’s funeral.
Gye Worthy is alleged to have become angered when Paul Maull failed to mention him in a eulogy for 17-year-old Cole – but did not forget the teenager’s step-father.
Worthy, 40, is accused of shouting insults before assaulting the celebrant and obstructing police officers called to deal with the disturbance at Teesside Crematorium on September 9.
Cole’s mother, Natalie McConnell, was ‘devastated and shocked’ by the disruption to her son’s memorial, a source close to the family said.
Ms McConnell
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