The first adults charged with disorderly conduct following the death of two teenagers in an e-bike crash in Wales last year have made their pleas.
Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, died on the evening of May 22, 2023, when they collided with an electric bicycle minutes after CCTV captured them being followed by a South Wales Police van in Ely, Cardiff .
Tensions between the local population and the police at the scene led to riots that lasted several hours, during which dozens of officers were injured, property was destroyed and cars were set on fire.
On Monday, the defendants appeared in groups at Cardiff Crown Court on charges of disorder.
The defendants appeared at Cardiff Crown Court (Barry Batchelor/PA)
Kyle Telemaque, 19, from Ely, who was among the first group of five to appear, pleaded guilty to the charge as well as two separate charges relating to the supply of cannabis.
Jumana Fouad, 18, from Ely; who was 16 years old at the time of the incident, also pleaded guilty.
The court assumed that the charges were brought against her shortly after she turned 18.
Callum O’Sullivan, 23, from Ely, appeared in court but was not charged.
Nine others pleaded not guilty. They were: Lianna Tucker, 18, of Ely; Michaela Gonzales, 26, of Ely; Jayden Westcott, 20, of Ely; Jamie Jones, 23, from Llanrumney, Cardiff; Luke Williams, 31, of Ely; Connor O’Sullivan, 25, from Caerau, Cardiff; Zayne Farrugia, 24, from Caerau; Lee Robinson, 37, from Cardiff; Jaydan Baston, 20, from Caerau.
No hearing date was set, the next hearing was scheduled for November 1.
A total of 19 people are scheduled to appear in court on Monday.
Seven young people aged 15 to 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on December 16, also charged with rioting.
