A date has been set for two trials of people charged with rioting following the deaths of two teenagers in an electric bike crash in Wales last year.

Sixteen adult defendants appeared at Cardiff Crown Court on Friday accused of rioting in the Ely area of ​​Cardiff in 2023.

All have previously denied the offence.

Tensions in the Ely area of ​​the city rose following the deaths of Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, on the evening of May 22, 2023, when they crashed on an electric bike minutes after CCTV caught them being followed by a South. Wales Police Truck.

Local residents and police at the scene clashed, leading to a riot that lasted several hours, during which dozens of officers were injured, property was damaged and cars were set on fire.

Due to the number of defendants, the court split the trial into two, with the trial of the nine adults scheduled to begin on September 22, 2025 at Newport Crown Court.

Judge Tracey Lloyd-Clarke, the Recorder of Cardiff, said the gap between the trials would “prevent overlap between juries”.

The defendants who will appear at the first trial are: Jaydan Baston, 20, of Caerau, Cardiff; Zayne Farrugia, 24, from Caerau; McKenzie Danks, 21, from Caerau; Harvey James, 18, of Fairwater, Cardiff; Jordan Webster, 28, of Ely; Kieron Beccano, 25, of St Fagans, Cardiff; Lee Robinson, 37, from Cardiff; Jayden Westcott, 20, of Ely; Luke Williams, 31, from Ely.

A pre-trial evaluation for the first group is expected to take place on July 18, 2025.

The second trial will begin on November 17, 2025 and at Newport Crown Court and is expected to last four to five weeks.

The second group are: Jordan Bratcher, 26, from Llanishen, Cardiff; McKenzie Pring, 19, who appeared from HMP Parc; Connor O’Sullivan, 25, from Caerau; Michaela Gonzales, 26, of Ely; Ashdon O’Dare, 26, from Ely; Lianna Tucker, 18, of Ely; Jamie Jones, 23, from Llanrumney, Cardiff.

A pretrial review hearing was set for September 19, 2025 for the second group of seven.

All the accused have been granted bail.

The judge also set a separate hearing for Callum O’Sullivan, 24, of Ely, who has previously been charged with rioting but has not yet been arraigned and was not required to appear in court on Friday the court.

O’Sullivan is expected to appear in court on March 28, 2025.

A sentencing date for two defendants — Kyle Telemaque, 19, of Ely, and Jumana Fouad, 18, of Ely — who previously pleaded guilty to the offense was also set for Dec. 22, 2025.

Telemaque was 17 at the time of the incident and Fouad was 16.

Seven youths, aged between 15 and 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, are due to appear at Cardiff Magistrates’ Court on December 16, also charged with rioting.