Funeral for boys killed by father

Funeral for boys killed by father

All four of the Young boys died

Hundreds of mourners have attended the funeral service for four young brothers gassed in a car along with their father.

Joshua Young, aged seven, six-year-old Thomas Young, five-year-old Callum Young and Daniel Young, three, died at the Horseshoe Pass near Llangollen in Denbighshire last week.

The children, from Winsford in Cheshire, were on a day trip with their father Keith Young, who was separated from the children's mother, Samantha.

Their bodies in white coffins - each with a photograph on top - were carried into the service at St John's Church in Winsford, Cheshire.

Once inside, the boys' favourite hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful and Gareth Gates' Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) were played.

The children's head teacher Jill King of Handley Hill School and Nursery, spoke of family and school memories of the brothers.

Separated

Police in north Wales found the boys in their father's car with a petrol lawnmower running in the back after being alerted by the boys' mother, Samantha Young.

Her estranged husband had rung her to warn her he was going to harm the children.

Police managed to trace his mobile to Llangollen and a North Wales Police dog handler located the car.

Although the couple were separated, the dead man had legal access to the children.

It is understood he took the children to Horseshoe Pass during an arranged access visit.

Officers from North Wales police described the deaths as "horrendous beyond imagination", and one of the most shocking scenes ever encountered.

The results of the post mortem examination revealed they all died of carbon monoxide poisoning.

Mr Young's funeral took place separately on Thursday at St Mary's Church, Whitegate, Northwich.