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Wales Online
Politics
Will Hayward

Police and crime commissioners are supposed to be the voice of the public, not hide from scrutiny

What we saw in Cardiff's Ely this week was terrible. First and foremost, two teenagers lost their lives. Two families are grieving. In all the conversations that follow, that cannot be forgotten. Our thoughts are with all those who knew Kyrees Sullivan and Harvey Evans.

We must also not forget the people in that area of Ely who on Monday night had to experience nothing short of lawless mob violence, stuck and scared in their homes while watching their cars and other property burn and their community be vandalised.

The boys' families and the people in the area want answers from the police. There is ambiguity about whether or not there was a police chase before the fatal crash. People living in the area want to know whether the whole incident could have been handled better and what the plans are going forward to keep them safe.

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