Warrant for dad of A66 teen over funeral assault
Summary
A judge issued an arrest warrant without bail for Gye Worthy after he missed sentencing at Teesside Crown Court. Worthy had admitted assaulting a celebrant at his son Cole’s funeral and resisting arrest; he was also due to be sentenced for shop theft.Key Facts
- Worthy, 40, did not attend his sentencing hearing on Tuesday and had not explained his absence to the court.
- He admitted common assault and resisting arrest after a disturbance at Cole Worthy’s funeral on 9 September.
- Worthy had also admitted stealing four bottles of wine worth £30 from a shop on 8 October.
- The judge approved a prosecution request for a warrant without bail, meaning Worthy must be held in custody when found.
- Cole Worthy, 17, was one of five people in a Volkswagen Passat that collided head-on with a marked police car on the A66 on 22 August.
- The crash killed Cole, four other Passat occupants and two police officers, PC Matthew Blades and PC Tom Clough.
- The police officers were looking for the Passat after its cloned registration plates triggered a camera; the police watchdog said they were not involved in the pursuit that preceded the crash.
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