Police watchdog to research Cardiff crash that killed two youngsters sparking rebellion

The police watchdog has introduced it is going to examine a crash that killed two youngsters and sparked a rebellion in Cardiff, after CCTV emerged of a police car following a motorcycle mins prior to the incident.

Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, had been killed in a collision whilst using an electrical motorcycle in Ely within the town on Monday night time, sparking an evening of violence, with vehicles set alight and clashes with rebellion police.

The Impartial Place of work for Police Habits (IOPC) mentioned: “Following a referral from South Wales Police, now we have determined to independently examine an incident in Ely, Cardiff, on Monday which resulted within the deaths of 2 youngsters.

“Our determination to research follows our attendance on the police post-incident process and after a overview of the ideas won so far.”

The watchdog will probe “any interplay” between law enforcement officials and the 2 youngsters prior to they had been killed.

IOPC director David Ford mentioned: “Firstly, our ideas and sympathies move out to the households and buddies of the 2 boys who unfortunately misplaced their lives on Monday night time in Ely.

“It is crucial that we independently examine the cases main as much as this tragic tournament.

“This incident and the occasions that adopted have, understandably, attracted important pastime and public worry. It is crucial that we completely and independently examine this subject so as to determine the total details and cases of precisely what took place.”

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