Eighteen people that turned a housing estate in Swansea into a ‘war zone’ in 2021 have been jailed.
Violence erupted in the inner-city area of Mayhill last May during a peaceful vigil for a local teenager who had died from an unintended drugs overdose.
He said the sentences he had imposed would send a ‘clear message to reassure the residents of this city that such behaviour will not be tolerated’.Police officers were attacked and several cars were set on fire The 17 men and one woman were sentenced at Swansea Crown Court on Monday to a total of over 84 years in prison.‘Those privileged to live in the city consider it a generally safe, peaceful place to live and to raise a family,’ judge Thomas told the court.
‘Seven families either have left or want to leave the area. They have uprooted their lives because of the mayhem you collectively unleashed.’supports HTML5 video ‘The riot that ensued was not borne of discontent or of social grievance but by a desire for mass entertainment.’Mitchell Bryce Meredith outside the court in March Christopher Munslow, 23, of Eigen Crescent, Mayhill, was jailed for three-and-a-half years.Connor Beddows, 22, of Merlin Crescent, Townhill, was jailed for four years and three months.
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