Crown Prosecution Service authorises charges relating to Ely, Cardiff riots
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A total of 31 individuals have been charged with offences relating to the public disorder in Ely, Cardiff, that took place in May last year.
Jenny Hopkins, the Crown Prosecution Service's Chief Crown Prosecutor for Wales, 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.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against these individuals are now active and that they have a right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.”
- Ryan Knight (DOB: 19.10.2004) from Splott, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Kyle Telemaque (DOB: 17.10.2005) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Connor O’Sullivan (DOB: 3.4.1999) from Caerau, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Callum O’Sullivan (DOB: 25.10.2000) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Jayden Westcott (DOB: 19.8.2004) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Jordan Webster (DOB: 6.12.1995) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Zayne Farrugia (DOB: 7.5.2000) from Caerau, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Harvey James (DOB: 20.11.2005) from Fairwater, Cardiff has been charged with riot and possession of cannabis on 17.7.23.
- Lianna Tucker (DOB: 2.2.2006) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Jumana Fouad (DOB: 17.7.2006) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Jamie Martin (DOB: 22.12.2000) from Llanrumney, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Jayden Baston (DOB: 29.7.2004) from Caerau, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Jordan Bratcher (DOB: 1.7.1998) from Llanishen, Cardiff – riot & possession of cannabis on 20.9.23
- Kieron Beccano (DOB: 1.11.1998) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- McKenzie Pring (DOB: 2.12.2004) from Caerau, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Michalea Gonzales (DOB: 5.7.1998) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- McKenzie Danks (DOB: 27.4.2003) from Caerau, Cardiff has been charged with riot and two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.
- Ashdon O’Dare (DOB: 13.11.1997) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Lee Robinson (DOB: 2.11.1996) has been charged with riot.
- Luke Williams (DOB: 2.10.1993) from Caerau, Cardiff has been charged with riot.
- Janine Reffell (DOB: 29.06.1971) from Ely, Cardiff has been charged with criminal damage.
- Morgan Williams (DOB: 3.5.2006) from Pentwyn, Cardiff has been charged with threatening to cause criminal damage.
- Jayden Williams (DOB: 3.5.2006) from Grangetown, Cardiff has been charged with threatening to cause criminal damage.
- Eight youth defendants aged 15 to 17 cannot be named for legal reasons.
- Seven youths are charged with riot and one youth is charged with threatening to cause criminal damage.
The defendants will be listed for a first hearing at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on Thursday, 19 September and Friday, 20 September 2024.
Notes to editors
- Jenny Hopkins is the Chief Crown Prosecutor for Wales.
- The review of the evidence was carried out in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
- Any decision by the CPS does not imply any finding concerning guilt or criminal conduct; the CPS makes decisions only according to the test set out in the Code for Crown Prosecutors and it is applied in all decisions on whether or not to prosecute.
- It is not the function of the CPS to decide whether a person is guilty of a criminal offence, but to make fair, independent and objective assessments about whether it is appropriate to present charges for the criminal court to consider.
- The CPS assessment of any case is not in any sense a finding of, or implication of, any guilt or criminal conduct. It is not a finding of fact, which can only be made by a court, but rather an assessment of what it might be possible to prove to a court, in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
- This assessment is based on the evidence available arising out of the police investigation and not on the evidence that is likely to be gathered by the defence, and likely to be used to test the prosecution evidence. The CPS charging decision is therefore necessarily an assessment on the basis of the evidence that is available to the CPS at the time the decision is made.