![]() The five individuals were the subject of enquiries by Gwent police following a missing person report made during the evening of Saturday 4 March. South Wales police, who are leading the investigation as the crash happened on their patch, said on Monday evening: “Investigations are ongoing to determine the circumstances of the incident, including when the collision took place. She was told: ‘They’ll turn up soon enough, probably with just a hangover.’” ![]() She said they just weren’t that interested. The neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: “She was very angry. The last sighting of them was at about 2am on Saturday in Cardiff.Ī friend of Russon’s family said her mother, Anna Certowicz, was angry at the police response, claiming they told her to stop contacting officers for updates. The five had been to a social club in Maesglas, Newport, on Friday night and were due to travel 40 miles to the seaside town of Porthcawl. The driver, Sakhawat Ali, then 23, had been taking drugs and was twice the drink-drive limit. It is the second road death tragedy to hit the family of Eve Smith, after her sister Xana Doyle was killed in 2015 aged 19 when a car in which she was a passenger flipped over. An IOPC spokesperson said: “We will carry out an assessment in due course to determine what further action may be required.” Gwent police said they had referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The families said it was out of character for them to go missing. ![]() Why did it take so long to find them?”Ī friend of the Loughlin family, who asked not to be named, said: “The police were terrible. Thousands of people must have driven past. A real feisty, independent girl but everyone loved her just as much.”Īnother friend, Rhian Taylor, 26, said: “Those poor young girls could have been saved if they were found earlier. Eve had a smile that could brighten a room as soon as she walked in. It’s so public – a main roundabout, a main road. The search party found the girls before the police. They only posted an appeal an hour before the girls were found. Tamzin Samuels, 20, a carer who joined the search for her friends, said: “I do think the police could have done a lot more – put up the helicopter earlier. Many of them claimed the car was found by members of the public search party, though Gwent police said it was spotted by a police helicopter. Photograph: Gareth Everett/Huw Evans/REX/Shutterstock Flowers are laid in tribute close to where the car was found.
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