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| Cardiff riot: Boys died from blunt injuries - inquest | Cardiff riot: Boys died from blunt injuries - inquest |
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| Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, died in a bike crash | Harvey Evans, 15, and Kyrees Sullivan, 16, died in a bike crash |
| Two boys who died after an electric bike crash that sparked a riot suffered head injuries, a coroner has been told. | |
| Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and his friend Harvey Evans, 15, died on Snowden Road, Ely, in Cardiff shortly after 18:00 BST on 22 May. | Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and his friend Harvey Evans, 15, died on Snowden Road, Ely, in Cardiff shortly after 18:00 BST on 22 May. |
| They were found by a member of the public, Pontypridd Coroners Court heard. | |
| Their deaths sparked a riot, with cars set alight and police officers attacked. | |
| The boys were seen riding an electric bike on the road, coroner Patricia Morgan was told. | |
| "A short time later, both were found by a member of the public having come off the bike," the inquest into their deaths heard. | |
| Queries over police boss's response to teen deaths | Queries over police boss's response to teen deaths |
| Nine arrested for riot that followed boys' deaths | Nine arrested for riot that followed boys' deaths |
| Did a lack of opportunities lead to Ely riot? | Did a lack of opportunities lead to Ely riot? |
| Post mortem examinations found the provisional cause of death for Kyrees to be "blunt injury to the head," while Harvey died as a result of "blunt injury to the head and trunk". | |
| The coroner concluded the deaths were "violent or unnatural" and an inquest was required, but adjourned for an ongoing police investigation. | The coroner concluded the deaths were "violent or unnatural" and an inquest was required, but adjourned for an ongoing police investigation. |
| Cars were overturned and set on fire during a riot that saw injuries to 15 police officers | |
| Nine people were arrested for allegedly taking part in the riot. | Nine people were arrested for allegedly taking part in the riot. |
| One of the boys' aunts said police are to blame for the crash. | |
| "They were two children who were chased to their death by South Wales Police," said Hayley Murphy, aunt of Harvey. | |
| Harvey's aunt and grandmother described him as cheeky but loveable | |
| She also revealed the electric bike was an early 16th birthday present. | |
| Police admitted officers had been following the boys before the crash, but said only the bike was involved in the fatal incident. | |
| CCTV from minutes before the crash showed a police van driving at a distance behind the two boys, but the force said its nearest vehicle was half a mile away when the bike crashed. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Wales | Wales |
| Independent Office for Police Conduct | Independent Office for Police Conduct |
| Cardiff | Cardiff |
| Ely | Ely |
| South Wales Police | South Wales Police |