Corrie McKeague’s dad opens up about bitter feud with RAF gunner’s mum and claims missing 23-year-old KNEW lover was pregnant before he vanished
CORRIE McKeague's father has opened up about an explosive family feud - as he makes sensational claims that the RAF gunner KNEW he was to become a dad before he disappeared.
Martin says his son was told girlfriend April was pregnant six days before Corrie vanished on a night out in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in September.
He told : "To say he didn't know is a lie."
The 23-year-old's dad has told how he is embroiled in a deep rift with his ex-wife Nicola Urquhart who has led a campaign to find their missing son.
He claims Nicola has hampered with the police investigation by hiring a private detective paid for by more than £50,000 worth of donations.
He slammed the "image" she has portrayed of their young son, who he claims was on anti-depressants.
Martin said: "I don’t know why they are trying to paint him in this way, as if he is a saint or a single lad,’ Martin said.
"Corrie was hard work but we loved him very much, I don’t understand what the people behind the campaign are trying to do at all."
He also hit out at the decision to hold a summer pop concert in Corrie's honour - despite the fact his body is yet to be found.
Martin added: "My son hasn’t even been found yet, it’s tasteless."
Police are currently combing through thousands of tonnes of waste at the Milton landfill in Cambridge where it is believed Corrie's body may be found.
The search for him has so far cost around £1million.
Nicola Urquhart said that although she did not expect police officers to search for him forever, she had "far too many unanswered questions".
She said: ""I'll keep this up forever, this is Corrie, this is my son, I'll never ever stop searching for him."
"That doesn't mean I expect the police to search forever, I'm realistic. I know there will come a time when they have to stop, but that doesn't mean that I'll ever have to stop, until I've either found him or I've got every answer that I can possibly get.
"And just now there is still far, far too many unanswered questions for us."
Detectives believe he could have been crushed by a bin lorry after Corrie's phone was tracked.
A passing bin lorry weighed more than 100kg — leading to fears it may have been carrying his body.
Martin told the last month: "When terrible things happen, they say it brings people together, but this tore the family apart. I’m in pieces about it."
He claims that his other two sons Darroch, 21, and Makeyan, 25, have taken their mum's side since the rift escalated and no longer speak to him.
Martin added: "I feel as if I’ve lost all three sons, rather than just the one."
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The dad also raised concerns over what he says are inaccurate public statements made by Nicola since Corrie vanished.
Martin also says his former wife "vigorously denied" Corrie was suffering from depression, but claimed this was not the case, adding: "Corrie was on anti-depressants. It was something he’d been dealing with for a while, quite openly, and the family knew."
Last month week Suffolk Police confirmed they had traced one of two remaining potential witnesses.
Officers have revealed they are "confident" they will find Corrie's body at the landfill.
Martin, who has visited the site in Milton, Cambs, said: "I never imagined being here six months down the line.
"It's utterly heart-breaking and I wouldn't wish this on anybody."
It comes after Nicola spoke of her fears that Corrie might have been incinerated as police sift through 1,000 tonnes of landfill rubbish.
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