Terrifying moment driver catapults holidaymakers into air after row over AirBnB - as he is jailed

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Johnathan Newbury, 33, was yesterday jailed for ten years for ploughing his SUV into pedestrians Ryan Jones, 18, and a 17-year-old boy.
He had armed himself with a zombie knife and was 'intent on violence' during the car attack in July last year, a court heard.
The row broke out after Newbury discovered the AirBnB he had rented for the weekend in Cardiff, Wales, had accidently been double booked.
Newbury and his friend Elliott Fiteni, 23, were already inside the property when Mr Jones and the teenager turned up for their own stay.
Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard Newbury began hurling threats at the pair, shouting 'I'll f*** you up' through a window.
He then hunted the men in a black SUV before mowing them down in the street.
Newbury then fled the scene as the victims were left on the ground with serious injuries.
Mr Jones suffered injuries to his pelvis and right foot while the teenager lost consciousness and sustained injuries to his jaw, ribs, chest and abdomen.
Mr Wilson said the row had started over the booking made in the Cathays area of Cardiff in July of last year where Newbury was due to stay with friend Elliot Fiteni.
He said: 'Mr Jones, [...] and another friend had booked an Airbnb on Bruce Street called the Comfortable Stay.
'By chance, a booking had been made at the same address on behalf of Mr Fiteni, who accepted he stayed at the address along with Mr Newbury.
'They were already at the building when Mr Jones and [...] walked towards it.'
Newbury, of Cardiff, was found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm with intent, attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article.
Judge Jeremy Jenkins Newbury 'You were present at an AirBnB at Bruce Street in Cardiff, the two complainants [...] and Mr Jones had also booked accommodation at the same address and there had been an earlier altercation.'
The judge said Newbury had then been part of a group 'armed with what has been described as a zombie knife' and 'intent on violence'.
He said: 'The clear aim was to attack [...] and Mr Jones, both ran away from the scene.'
Judge Jenkins said Newbury was the driver of the SUV which was 'seen to speed up, to drive on the wrong side of the road into the junction and to deliberately collide with the two men, throwing them up in the air.'
Newbury was handed an extended sentence of 10 years and told he must serve at least five years and four months behind bars.