Coley Byrne: Subaru used as hearse as Sheffield murder victim makes final journey
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The sporty Subaru Impreza carried 26-year-old Macaulay 'Coley’ Byrne’s coffin to Hutcliffe Wood Crematorium yesterday as a cortege of cars and quads followed behind.
Hundreds of lined the streets in Westfield, where the funeral procession began.
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Hide AdFlares were lit and horns were sounded as friends, neighbours and well-wishers gathered to pay their respects.
In the air, a plane towing a banner saying “R.I.P Coley Byrne” could be seen across the city as a tribute to the popular dad-of-five who was stabbed to death on Boxing Day 2021.
Coley was knifed in an attack at the Gypsy Queen pub in Beighton.
A disturbance inside the pub spilled out onto the car park and Coley suffered multiple stab wounds.
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One man has been charged with assisting an offender in connection to the incident but Coley’s killer remains at large.