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Conley Thompson: Superhero themed funeral for boy who died after playing in building site | Conley Thompson: Superhero themed funeral for boy who died after playing in building site |
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Family and friends have celebrated the life of Conley Thompson with a superhero themed funeral. | Family and friends have celebrated the life of Conley Thompson with a superhero themed funeral. |
The seven-year-old boy died while playing on a building site in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. | The seven-year-old boy died while playing on a building site in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. |
Conley's mother, Paula, wore a Marvel comic dress, while his grandmother wore leggings patterned with the superheroes and a red T-shirt that read Conley and Super Nan-nan. | Conley's mother, Paula, wore a Marvel comic dress, while his grandmother wore leggings patterned with the superheroes and a red T-shirt that read Conley and Super Nan-nan. |
Reverend Trevor Keightley described Conley as a "loveable rogue" and said the young boy, who would have celebrated his eighth birthday on Monday, loved climbing and music, and was "cheeky". | Reverend Trevor Keightley described Conley as a "loveable rogue" and said the young boy, who would have celebrated his eighth birthday on Monday, loved climbing and music, and was "cheeky". |
The coffin was decorated with Marvel comics pictures and a mourner dressed as Spiderman rode atop a horsedrawn hearse carrying his remains into St Thomas and St James' Church in Worsbrough. | |
His grandmother has spoken of the family's grief, describing Conley as “a lovely little lad, boisterous, got into anything and everything but his smile could light up a room". | |
A search for Conley was launched on when he failed to return home after telling his mother he was going to play with friends. | A search for Conley was launched on when he failed to return home after telling his mother he was going to play with friends. |
His body was found the next day in a vertical pipe on the building site. A post-mortem examination found that Conley died after becoming stuck in the vertical pipe. | His body was found the next day in a vertical pipe on the building site. A post-mortem examination found that Conley died after becoming stuck in the vertical pipe. |
South Yorkshire Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. | South Yorkshire Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. |
Detectives have appealed for anyone who may have seen him after 6pm on Sunday July 26 to come forward. | Detectives have appealed for anyone who may have seen him after 6pm on Sunday July 26 to come forward. |
Additional reporting by PA | Additional reporting by PA |