the riot in mayhill has shocked everyone.tel described the scenes as "disgraceful", and first minister mark drakeford said they were "completely unacceptable". here on the estate itself, people are doing their best to get back to normal — but key questions remain. and among the most important ones — could this have been prevented and why did it happen? mayhill and townhill enjoy some of the best views in wales, and are collectively known as "the hill" — home to 9,000 people. some areas of mayhill are amongst the 10% most deprived areas in wales. you've got deprived communities that are geographically isolated even though they are within a couple miles of the most affluent areas in the city. basically, there's no reason... you don't really pass through. 0wen pillai was as a youth worker in one of the most challenging areas of swansea for nine years. you just can't look at it in isolation. itjust made me upset that we've reached a point where things are starting to bubble over and the overwhelming response wasjust anger with no

the riot, in the mayhill area of the city, involved more than 100 youths burning cars and rolling thematedly called for emergency help. according to some eyewitnesses, there was no adequate police response for more than two hours. an independently led review into what happened has now been announced. wyre davies reports. a mob of more than 100 rioters turning the swansea street into what one terrified witness called a war zone. a vigil for a local man turned violent and completely out of control as stolen cars were flung down a hill and set alight. local residents, protecting their homes and families, targeted by the mob. adam stood his ground as his partner and children cowered inside. that's when i had bricks flying past my head and i ran back inside to get some shelter. i've never seen her so scared in my life and i hope i never see her again in that situation. the screams of all three of them still haunt me. three of them still an uneasy calm has returned to the hill as it is locally known but for the police in particular many unanswered questions about why the riot got out of cont