Police watchdog to consider independent probe into crash that killed two teenagers and sparked riots as heartbreaking tributes paid
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe police watchdog has announced it will assess whether it will carry out an independent probe into a crash that tragically killed two teenagers and sparked a riot, with heartbreaking tributes paid to the pair.
Friends Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, were killed in the Ely area on Monday (May 22) while riding on an electric bike.
Their deaths were met with outrage and turned the Cardiff district of Ely into what was called an 'absolute war zone' amid huge riots, with cars set alight and police attacked. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community Chief Superintendent of South Wales Police Martyn Stone told a press conference in Cardiff on Tuesday (May 23) that a 'mandatory referral' had been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) following the disorder to 'ensure the matter receives independent scrutiny'.
A spokesperson from the watchdog said: “We have been contacted this afternoon by South Wales Police to make a referral regarding the circumstances leading up to the fatal collision in Ely yesterday (Monday). “We will be sending investigators to a police post incident procedure to begin gathering information and to assess whether the IOPC will carry out an independent investigation.” Mr Stone said the force had received CCTV footage that shows a police vehicle following a bike ahead of the collision, but insisted that there were no police vehicles on Snowden Road when the crash occurred.
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