Andrew Graham, minister at Bethel Presbyterian Church, comforted the community at the scene of the tragedy (Photo: David Parsley) They were cruel to the family of those boys, and that made people angry. The police were heavy-handed and disrespectful. They just kept pushing people back as they lay there dying. After the crash the police just wouldn’t allow the family close to their boys. “For the police to claim they were not chasing the boys is just not true. Jess, another resident of Snowden Road, said there was a great deal of anger towards the police and that the community, which also saw riots in the 1990s, had always had a difficult relationship with the police. Rachel Bacon, Deputy Chief Constable of South Wales Police, said officers were not pursuing the boys at the moment of the fatal crash (Photo: Matthew Horwood/Getty)ĭespite calls from the community for the actions of the two officers driving the van to be investigated, Ms Bacon confirmed on Wednesday that neither had been interviewed under caution about the incident or suspended.įollowing the crash, the officers in the van, who were around half a mile away, were alerted to the incident and became the first responders on the scene. If they hadn’t been chasing them, they’d probably still be alive.”ĭuring the day a steady flow of family, friends and well-wishers from the community brought flowers, momentos, and balloons to pay their respects and offer condolences to their parents.Īnger aimed at the police grew throughout the day as one Snowden Road resident demanded that the officers involved in the alleged chase be charged for causing the accident. Then who were they running away from? There’s CCTV footage showing the van chasing them. The boys continued across the road and I didn’t see what happened after that.”Ī friend of both boys added: “The police claim they didn’t chase them. One person who claims to have witnessed the alleged chase told i: “I saw the police van stop at the top of Stanway Road because they couldn’t get through the bollards. Residents of Snowden Road and the surrounding streets claim to have seen the police chase the boys until they passed through bollards on Stanway Road, meaning the officers could not continue with any pursuit. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has announced it will investigate the incident. Member FDIC.Ms Bacon added that at the time of the accident at around 6.02pm the police vehicle was “half a mile away from Snowden Road” and that the boys were not being pursued at the time of the crash. Deposit products and related services are offered by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Products not available in all states.īank deposit accounts, such as checking and savings, may be subject to approval. JPMS, CIA and JPMCB are affiliated companies under the common control of JPMorgan Chase & Co. Certain custody and other services are provided by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (CIA), a licensed insurance agency, doing business as Chase Insurance Agency Services, Inc. Insurance products are made available through Chase Insurance Agency, Inc. Morgan Securities LLC (JPMS), a registered broker-dealer and investment adviser, member FINRA and SIPC. Morgan Wealth Management is a business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., which offers investment products and services through J.P. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Investing involves market risk, including possible loss of principal, and there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be achieved. "Chase Private Client" is the brand name for a banking and investment product and service offering, requiring a Chase Private Client Checking℠ account. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. “Chase,” “JPMorgan,” “JPMorgan Chase,” the JPMorgan Chase logo and the Octagon Symbol are trademarks of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
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