Ely riot mothers stopped from seeing dying teens, trial told

Ely riot mothers stopped from seeing dying teens, trial told

During a recent trial at Newport Crown Court, it was revealed that the mothers of two teenagers who died in Ely, Cardiff, were prevented by police from seeing their sons’ bodies prior to the outbreak of violence. The trial, which involves eight individuals accused of inciting a riot that led to “mayhem” and “carnage” in the area, detailed the events that transpired two years ago following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, in a fatal e-bike crash on Snowden Road on May 22, 2023. The court heard that there exists approximately 200 hours of police body-worn footage capturing the chaos that ensued after the tragic incident.

Fiona Haggerty-James of the South Wales Police, one of the officers responsible for compiling much of the evidence presented in the trial, acknowledged during cross-examination by a defense attorney that the video recordings included scenes of the mothers being informed that they would not be allowed to view their children’s bodies. The prosecuti

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