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Cardiff hit-and-runs: Man questioned over murder and 13 injuries | |
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Two people are in intensive care after a series of hit-and-runs in Cardiff left a woman dead and 13 people injured. | |
The incident involved a van over a half hour on Friday. A man, 31, is being questioned on suspicion of murder. | |
Nine casualties, five of them children, are still in hospital. Two adults are in critical but stable conditions. | |
Police revealed people were also assaulted outside the van, possibly with a weapon. | |
Detectives said they were "keeping an open mind" about the circumstances. | |
The dead woman has been named locally as 32-year-old Karina Menzies, who police said has still not been formally identified. | |
Floral tributes have been laid by local people outside Ely fire station, close to where she died. | |
Eyewitnesses have said pedestrians were deliberately targeted by someone driving a van in five locations. | Eyewitnesses have said pedestrians were deliberately targeted by someone driving a van in five locations. |
A man was arrested after police stopped a van on the outskirts of the city near the Merrie Harrier pub at Llandough. | |
Police would not confirm at which point they began to pursue the suspect's vehicle, a white Iveco transit-type van. | Police would not confirm at which point they began to pursue the suspect's vehicle, a white Iveco transit-type van. |
Detectives said there were five separate crime scenes and they have been appealed for sightings of the white van in the Grand Avenue area of Ely. | |
They also want witnesses who saw a black Renault Clio being driven on the wrong side of Western Avenue, near the Tesco Extra store, at around 15:25 BST, which may be linked to the man they are questioning. | |
Meanwhile, the van is undergoing forensic tests. | |
Events started unfolding after police were called to an incident in Crossways Road in Ely at 15:30 BST. | Events started unfolding after police were called to an incident in Crossways Road in Ely at 15:30 BST. |
There were soon reports of hit-and-run collisions in several locations in the west of the city: Grand Avenue, Cowbridge Road West, Sloper Road and near Asda at Leckwith Retail Park, close to Cardiff City's football stadium. | There were soon reports of hit-and-run collisions in several locations in the west of the city: Grand Avenue, Cowbridge Road West, Sloper Road and near Asda at Leckwith Retail Park, close to Cardiff City's football stadium. |
Police amended the number of casualties to 14 - one dead and 13 people injured - ahead of a news conference on Saturday. | |
Diane Quick, 43, from Ely, told BBC Wales her niece Anastasia Jones, 22, and her great-niece Amelia, two, were both injured. | Diane Quick, 43, from Ely, told BBC Wales her niece Anastasia Jones, 22, and her great-niece Amelia, two, were both injured. |
"They were hit from behind by the van. Amelia was in the pram but she has bruising. | "They were hit from behind by the van. Amelia was in the pram but she has bruising. |
"Anna has a broken leg and she's waiting for a scan. | "Anna has a broken leg and she's waiting for a scan. |
"I've seen Karina coming in and out of school collecting her kids. People say how nice she was, always happy and willing to help people. | "I've seen Karina coming in and out of school collecting her kids. People say how nice she was, always happy and willing to help people. |
"I heard she was on her way from school from picking up the children. It's horrendous." | "I heard she was on her way from school from picking up the children. It's horrendous." |
Stuart Bateman, who was travelling on a bus passing Ely Fire Station, told BBC Radio 5Live: "There were two kids on the floor and a white van reversing. | Stuart Bateman, who was travelling on a bus passing Ely Fire Station, told BBC Radio 5Live: "There were two kids on the floor and a white van reversing. |
"And there was a woman waving at the van, trying to say stop. The van just straightened up and sped off out of the fire station. Behind her there was a woman on the floor and I believe that was the woman who died." | "And there was a woman waving at the van, trying to say stop. The van just straightened up and sped off out of the fire station. Behind her there was a woman on the floor and I believe that was the woman who died." |
Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan, in Ely on Saturday morning, said people were "waking up to a nightmare which was just too real". | Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan, in Ely on Saturday morning, said people were "waking up to a nightmare which was just too real". |
He said it was "shockingly normal scene" apart from the police tapes and incident markers. | He said it was "shockingly normal scene" apart from the police tapes and incident markers. |
"Everyone here is asking the question 'why?' It beggars belief, people have been traumatised, seeing things they should not expect to see. | "Everyone here is asking the question 'why?' It beggars belief, people have been traumatised, seeing things they should not expect to see. |
"They're struggling to find the words. People will unite. Ely is a very generous community if not a well-off community. | "They're struggling to find the words. People will unite. Ely is a very generous community if not a well-off community. |
"I know they will rally around the family of Karina Menzies and the other families. They're going to be shocked and extremely concerned about what happened." | "I know they will rally around the family of Karina Menzies and the other families. They're going to be shocked and extremely concerned about what happened." |
The Reverend Jan Gould opened up the Church of the Resurrection on Grand Avenue to help offer comfort to the community. | The Reverend Jan Gould opened up the Church of the Resurrection on Grand Avenue to help offer comfort to the community. |
She said: "We were open until about 11:30 last night we had a steady trickle of people just wanting to sit, light a candle or just make sense of just had just happened. We're open today until six tonight." | She said: "We were open until about 11:30 last night we had a steady trickle of people just wanting to sit, light a candle or just make sense of just had just happened. We're open today until six tonight." |
Rev Gould described the scene. | Rev Gould described the scene. |
"It was the most horrendous incident. It equates very much to a shooting," she said. | "It was the most horrendous incident. It equates very much to a shooting," she said. |
The Most Rev George Stack, the Archbishop of Cardiff, was "shocked and saddened" by what had happened. | The Most Rev George Stack, the Archbishop of Cardiff, was "shocked and saddened" by what had happened. |
"I extend my sympathy and prayers to those who have been injured and bereaved, and to all who have been directly affected by these events," he said. | "I extend my sympathy and prayers to those who have been injured and bereaved, and to all who have been directly affected by these events," he said. |
First Minister Carwyn Jones said he had been left "deeply shocked" by the events and his thoughts were with the families of those most affected by what had happened. | |
"I would like to thank all the emergency services who are dealing with the consequences of these horrendous events," he added. | |
Seventy officers are working on the incident, which involved "multiple scenes and multiple injuries". | |
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