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<\/p>\nCOPS have made a shocking U-turn as they admit they were following two teens moments before a horror fatal crash which sparked riots in Cardiff.<\/p>\n
Chaos erupted on a residential street in Ely on Monday night after Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, were killed riding an electric bike around 6pm.<\/p>\n
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The deaths of the duo caused uproar in the community with rumours quickly spreading on social media officers were to blame for the crash.<\/p>\n
Footage from a RingDoorbell cam shows two young lads racing down the road with a police van following immediately behind them.<\/p>\n
It was captured moments before the teens tragically died with the clip being time-stamped at just after 5.59pm.<\/p>\n
The collision was reported to police at 6.03pm.<\/p>\n
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Police chiefs previously denied their officers were involved in the tragedy until after the collision – insisting it had "already occurred when officers arrived".<\/p>\n
But at a press conference on Tuesday night, South Wales Police admitted they had "received CCTV footage which shows a police vehicle following a bike just prior to 6pm".<\/p>\n
They added: "This footage is being recovered as part of the investigation which will assist us in piecing together the circumstances leading up to the collision."<\/p>\n
It comes after unrest saw yobs torching cars and pelting\u00a0cops\u00a0with rocks and flaming missiles amid the rumours – injuring around a dozen officers. <\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n One resident said: "Those boys were chased – it is all there on video for us all to see. That is why people took to the streets to do what they did."<\/p>\n Harvey Evans' godmother Bridy Bool added: "We know the boys have been chased, there are videos of it."<\/p>\n At the press conference Chief Superintendent Martin Snow said: "At 6.03pm we received a report of a serious collision which resulted in the death of two boys.<\/p>\n "An electric bike has been seized from the scene. We've received CCTV of police following a bike.<\/p>\n "This is being used in the investigation.<\/p>\n "When the collision occurred there were no police on Snowdon Road. We do not believe any other vehicles were involved."<\/p>\n Alun Michael, crime commissioner for South Wales, had rubbished the claims of a pursuit on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n He said: "It would appear that there were rumours, and those rumours became rife, of a police chase, which wasn't the case and I think it illustrates the speed with which rumours can run around with the activity that goes on social media nowadays, and that events can get out of hand."<\/p>\n Cardiff\u00a0Councillor Rodney Berman argued the CCTV video raised "serious questions" about the "version of events" detailed by the force and\u00a0crime commissioner.<\/p>\n Assistant Chief Constable Mark Travis condemned the scenes as he said arrests have already been made.<\/p>\n The force has since referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).<\/p>\n An IOPC spokesperson said: "We will be sending investigators to a police post incident procedure to begin gathering information and to assess whether the IOPC will carry out an independent investigation".<\/p>\n Kyrees Sullivan's mum Belinda Sullivan, 42, told of her heartbreak as her son lay dead in the street for hours as rioters lobbed fireworks.<\/p>\n The mum said she was blocked from getting to Kyrees, who also couldn't be taken to hospital, because of the troubles.<\/p>\n Tributes have since been paid to the two pals.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/tp-composite-Philip-Schofield.jpg\")
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<\/picture>\nVideo that sparked riots shows 'cops chasing teens on bike' moments before crash<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
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