Four more people have been charged as police investigate the deaths of two Newport teens
Four people have been charged in connection with a police murder investigation following the death of two teenagers. . Jaydon Bowyer, 19, and Ta-Shay Canoville, 16, died after being hit by a BMW while riding a motorbike in Newport in the early hours of Thursday, May 7.
Emergency services were called to Aberthaw Road in Alway at around 1am following reports of a crash between a motorcycle and a BMW which police think then left the scene before they attended.
Police launched a murder investigation following the crash, and on May 11, two men, Terell Case, 18 and Joshua Williams, 34, were charged with murdering the two teenagers.
Police have now issued a further update which says four more people have now been charged in connection with their deaths.
Yonis Zaid, 18, Ella Persse, 21, Montaser Yafai, 23, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, June 23, charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
The three adults were remanded into custody pending trial. The 16-year-old boy was released on conditional bail.
A spokesperson for Gwent Police said: “Four people from Newport have been charged with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice in connection to the deaths of Jaydon Bowyer and Ta-Shay Canoville in May this year.
“Yonis Zaid, 18, Ella Persse, 21, Montaser Yafai, 23, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, appeared at Newport Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday 23 June.
“Yonis Zaid, Ella Persse and Montaser Yafai were remanded into custody pending trial. The 16-year-old boy was released on conditional bail.”
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