# Manhunt for father of teenager killed in A66 Middlesbrough crash after he fails to appear in court for assaulting celebrant at son’s funeral

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/manhunt-for-father-of-teenager-killed-in-a66-middlesbrough-crash-after-he-fails-to-appear-in-court-for-assaulting-celebrant-at-sons-funeral/
- Published: 2026-10-27T12:42:58+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-27T13:05:04+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16242339/Manhunt-father-teenager-killed-A66-Middlesbrough-crash-fails-appear-court-assaulting-celebrant-sons-funeral.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Gye Worthy failed to attend court for sentencing.
- A warrant without bail was issued.
- He had admitted assaulting his son’s funeral celebrant.

## Summary

A warrant without bail has been issued for Gye Worthy after he failed to attend Teesside Magistrates’ Court for sentencing over offences including assaulting the celebrant at his son’s funeral. The case follows a crash in which his 17-year-old son, Cole, and four other young men died, along with two police officers.

Worthy had pleaded guilty to assaulting celebrant Paul Maull, resisting police and stealing four bottles of wine. The assault took place at Cole’s memorial service on 9 September; prosecutors said Worthy became angry because he had not been mentioned early enough in the eulogy. The judge said Worthy had not contacted the court or his solicitors to explain his absence, and ordered that he be held in custody if arrested until brought before the court.

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