Cardiff riot: Vigil taking place for teens who died in Ely crash

A vigil is taking spot successful representation of 2 teenagers who were killed successful an e-bike clang successful Cardiff.

The deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, sparked a riot successful the city's Ely suburb but the circumstances down the mishap stay unclear.

At slightest 400 radical had gathered connected Snowden Road - the country of the clang - by aboriginal evening connected Friday.

Blue balloons were being near arsenic requested by the family.

Blue flares were acceptable disconnected and hundreds of balloons were released into the sky.

A minute's soundlessness was besides followed by fireworks being fto off.

Most of those attending appeared to beryllium teenagers.

A mostly young assemblage of people, galore wearing bluish and achromatic clothing, began to get astatine 17:45 BST connected Friday.

Ahead of the vigil 1 person of the household asked radical attending it to incorporate their anger, pursuing convulsive scenes successful the country pursuing the clang connected Monday.

Earlier successful the day, First Minister Mark Drakeford held a gathering with assemblage representatives successful Ely astatine lunchtime connected Friday.

The Welsh authorities said the gathering would sermon enactment for the community.

Mr Drakeford, alongside Social Justice Minister Jane Hutt, chaired the gathering betwixt politicians, agencies, and assemblage groups.

Fifteen officers were injured during the unrest which has led to nine arrests.

It saw up to 150 radical gather. Rioters threw fireworks astatine constabulary and acceptable cars alight.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had already carried retired "extensive" house-to-house inquiries successful Ely.

The IOPC besides said its probe would beryllium impartial and autarkic of the South Wales Police force.

Reports connected societal media suggested the constabulary were chasing the pair, who were riding unneurotic connected an electrical motorcycle soon earlier the collision.

CCTV footage aboriginal released showed a constabulary van pursuing the boys minutes earlier they died connected Snowden Road astatine 18:00 BST.

On Wednesday, South Wales Police confirmed its officers had been pursuing the teenagers anterior to their deaths, but refused to reply further questions astir it, citing an ongoing IOPC investigation.

CCTV is being gathered and the investigating officers are reviewing archetypal accounts from the constabulary officers involved.