The father of one of the teenagers killed in the A66 Middlesbrough crash is facing a prison sentence 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 stepfather.
He has been accused of shouting insults before assaulting the celebrant and obstructing police officers called to deal with the disturbance at Teesside Crematorium on September 9.
Worthy, 40, pleaded guilty to attacking Mr Maull, 46, and then resisting police officers in a court appearance last month.
He was due
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