Thirty-one charged after riot in Cardiff

Thirty-one people have been charged in connection with a riot in Cardiff following the deaths of two teenage boys.

The disorder in Ely began shortly after 18:00 BST on 22 May 2023 when friends Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, fatally crashed their electric motorbike on Snowden Road.

Twenty-seven people have been charged with riot, while four others have been charged with causing or threatening to cause criminal damage.

The defendants are due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates' Court on 19 and 20 September.

The ages of those charged range from 15 to 53, with eight defendants below the age of 18.

Jenny Hopkins, of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said: "We have authorised South Wales Police to charge 27 defendants with the offence of riot.

"A further four defendants have been charged with causing or threatening to cause criminal damage."

Fifteen police officers were injured in the disorder, which saw property damaged and cars torched.