News about Niamh Cullen

Eighteen people have been sentenced to prison for their part in a 'disgraceful' protest that broke out in Swansea last year. Following the death of a local teen, violence and disorder erupted in May 2021, with cars burned and houses vandalised, as residents and police officers were threatened and assaulted. On Waun Wen Road, a peaceful vigil for 19-year-old Ethan Powell, and over two hours descended into a scene that one witness likened to a 'warzone'.