The Welsh Government has paid tribute to how the emergency services handled Monday night's riot in the Ely area of Cardiff. Rioting broke out in a Cardiff suburb on the evening of Monday, May 22 after two teenagers died in a crash.
Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and 15-year-old Harvey Evans were killed in the Ely area of Cardiff while riding an electric bike. Tensions reached breaking point after officers were called to the scene in Snowden Road shortly after 6pm.
Minister for social justice and chief whip Jane Hutt was asked about the incident as she spoke in the Welsh Parliament. She said she "was shocked and saddened... to hear of the tragic death of two young people" and that "our thoughts are with the family and friends of the two young people involved."
