The funeral of 17-year-old Cole Worthy at Teesside Crematorium was disrupted on Wednesday as police responded to reports of an alleged disturbance inside
A man has been charged with assault and obstructing officers at the funeral of one of five young men who perished in a head-on collision with a marked police vehicle.
The service at Teesside Crematorium for 17-year-old Cole Worthy was thrown into disarray on Wednesday when officers were called to reports of trouble inside.
Gye Worthy, 39, now faces charges of common assault, a public order offence and obstructing police. Cleveland Police confirmed he is scheduled to appear before Teesside Magistrates’ Court on October 2.
Cole was amongst five young men travelling in a VW Passat which was driving the wrong way along the A66 before colliding with a police vehicle in the early hours of 22nd August.
Pc Matthew Blades, 37, and Pc Tom Clough, 38, lost their lives in the smash. All five occupants of the VW Passat were also pronounced dead at the scene.
Following the crash, it came to light that a property in a street in Acklam, Middlesbrough, connected to the teenager, had been rammed, resulting in extensive damage.
Cole’s funeral took place on the same day as that of Pc Blades, which was held in Hartlepool.
The charges were announced just hours after the funeral of Pc Clough on Thursday, which brought together police officers and Army veterans at Kirkleatham Walled Gardens in Redcar.
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