On Monday May 22nd, two teenage boys, Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans, died in a
serious crash in the Ely area of Cardiff. Word soon spread that the two boys hadbeen pursued by a police car or had been hit by a car pursued by the police. ----Members of their families and other local people were prevented from getting nearthe dead boys by a line of heavily kitted out cops. The police brought out adozen riots vans, dogs, a helicopter and drones. Hundreds of angry local peoplegathered on Snowden Road, whilst they were treated with contempt and disdain bythe police, who refused to communicate with the crowd about the deaths. Whennight fell, around a hundred local youth attacked the police lines with fireworksand other missiles. Several vehicles were set alight. The riot ended around 3.30a.m. In the aftermath of the riot, nine people have been arrested. It appearsthat the bodies of the boys were not taken away but remained on the ground duringthe riot.On Wednesday, hundreds of floral tributes were laid near the scene of the deaths.Belinda Sullivan, the mother of Kyrees, addressed the crowd that gathered andsaid "The police killed my son. I've got nothing else to say." The police onceagain formed a threatening presence.It was significant how much the police lied. First of all, on Tuesday, ChiefSuperintendent Martyn Stone, Divisional Commander for Cardiff and the Vale ofGlamorgan, denied any police pursuit had happened. The following day police andcrime commissioner Alun Michael re-asserted this. This was followed by a pressconference given by Deputy Chief Constable Rachel Bacon who refused to answerjournalists' questions about a hot pursuit.Since then CCTV footage has emerged that clearly shows a police van pursuing theboys on an electric bike.The police are seen as an occupying army in the area with constant harassment ofyoung people. Over two-thirds of children in Ely live in deep poverty.Previously, a "bread riot" broke out in Ely in 1991 as a result of the austerityprogrammes brought in by the Conservative government. The situation remains thesame now in Ely, where grinding poverty is accompanied by heavy police repression.It is not just in Ely that the cops are seen as an occupying army. The situationis the same throughout the UK, and the chances of further riots breaking out arehigh, as inflation continues to grow, the gap between rich and poor widens stillfurther and the police continue their "heavy manners".https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/2023/05/26/the-police-killed-my-son-ive-got-nothing-else-to-say/_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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