Overview
- The collision that struck Gorseinon on July 9 left 18-year-old Ceiran Evans dead after a crash between a car and an off-road bike and put a 19-year-old in hospital.
- Tyler Ford was formally charged with murder of Ceiran Evans and attempted murder of the second person and appeared briefly at Swansea Crown Court where he was remanded into custody.
- Judge Paul Thomas KC scheduled a plea and case management hearing for September 29 and fixed a two-week trial to start on January 11.
- South Wales Police’s Major Crime Investigation Team said enquiries are ongoing, have appealed for witnesses to contact officers, and warned the public not to share circulating social-media footage that could affect the inquiry.
- Evans’s family have issued tributes and the case has drawn wider attention because Ford is a reported nine-time world kickboxing champion; Ford remains presumed innocent until proven guilty.