Police warned to stay away from teen's funeral
March 3, 2005 - 10:33AM
http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Police-warned-to-stay-away-from-teens-funeral/2005/03/03/1109700576212.html
The friends who died ... Matthew Robertson, 19, left, and Dylan Rayward, 17.
One of two teenagers killed when a stolen car crashed in Sydney's south-west will be cremated tomorrow.
A funeral service for Dylan James Rayward, 17, of Macquarie Fields, will be held at Forest Lawn Crematorium, Leppington, at 10.30am, a public notice said today.
Dylan and his friend Matthew Robertson, 19, also of Macquarie Fields, were killed when the car, allegedly driven by 20-year-old Jesse Kelly, who fled the scene and is wanted by police, crashed into a tree during a short police chase in Macquarie Fields last Friday night.
There has been no official confirmation of when Mr Robertson's funeral will be held.
As police intensify their hunt for Kelly, there's speculation among locals he may make an attempt to attend the funeral services.
Shannon Darren Wilkie, 18, is listed on today's funeral notice as a brother to Mr Rayward.
Wilkie, who was charged over a series of riots which were sparked by the deaths, was granted court bail this week on compassionate grounds so he could attend the funeral.
He has warned police there would be trouble if they were seen at the funerals.
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Advertisement"That would get everyone worried," he said yesterday.
"They shouldn't rock up to the funeral, it's not their funeral. They are not there to pay their respects, so don't turn up."
Wilkie said Kelly should be allowed to attend the funerals.
"They should let (Kelly) go - let him attend the funerals," Wilkie said.
"I don't know what they want him for but whatever it is he should be at the funerals."
Police have arrested a total of 27 people and charged them with 81 offences over the four straight nights of rioting in Macquarie Fields.
AAP
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