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| Funeral for motorway crash family | Funeral for motorway crash family |
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| Mourners have started arriving for the funeral in north Wales of a family of six who died in a motorway crash. | Mourners have started arriving for the funeral in north Wales of a family of six who died in a motorway crash. |
| David and Michelle Statham, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and Ellouise, 10 weeks, died in a collision on the M6 in Cheshire. | David and Michelle Statham, and children Reece, 13, Jay, nine, Mason, 20 months, and Ellouise, 10 weeks, died in a collision on the M6 in Cheshire. |
| The crash happened two weeks ago as the family travelled home from Birmingham. | The crash happened two weeks ago as the family travelled home from Birmingham. |
| The funeral is taking place at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Llandudno, Conwy, where two of the children were altar boys and the family worshipped. | The funeral is taking place at Our Lady Star of the Sea Church in Llandudno, Conwy, where two of the children were altar boys and the family worshipped. |
| The Stathams were returning to Llandudno after visiting relatives in Birmingham when their car was involved in a collision between three lorries and another car and caught fire. | The Stathams were returning to Llandudno after visiting relatives in Birmingham when their car was involved in a collision between three lorries and another car and caught fire. |
| Requiem mass | Requiem mass |
| Four coffins were taken into the Catholic church on Monday night by relatives. | Four coffins were taken into the Catholic church on Monday night by relatives. |
| The two youngest children are lying in the same coffins as their parents and they will be cremated together. | The two youngest children are lying in the same coffins as their parents and they will be cremated together. |
| Jay's coffin was shaped like a Tardis. | Jay's coffin was shaped like a Tardis. |
| The funeral is being held at the church where two of the children were altar boys | The funeral is being held at the church where two of the children were altar boys |
| Some family members held a vigil in the church overnight. | Some family members held a vigil in the church overnight. |
| Mr Statham, 38, a chef at St David's College in Llandudno, had been with his 33-year-old wife for 19 years. | Mr Statham, 38, a chef at St David's College in Llandudno, had been with his 33-year-old wife for 19 years. |
| The family had moved to the town from Birmingham four years ago. | |
| The requiem mass which began at 1200 GMT is being conducted by Bishop Edwin Regan and Father Antony Jones, the parish priest. | |
| • Paulo Jorge Nogueira da Silva, a 46-year-old Portuguese lorry driver appeared before Chester Crown Court, charged with six counts of causing death by dangerous driving. |