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An Airbnb guest has been jailed for 10 years after he mowed down two holidaymakers in a row over a double-booked apartment.
Johnathan Newbury, 33, terrorised the guests while armed with a zombie knife at the rental after realising other people were inside the property.
Abdalrhman Ali and Ryan Jones had booked the Airbnb for a weekend break to see friends in Cardiff, but a row broke out when Newbury and others were already inside the Airbnb property.
Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard Newbury and his pals hunted the men in a black SUV before mowing them down in the street.
Prosecutor James Wilson said footage showed the vehicle 'immediately speeding up' and striking two of them as they crossed.
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 a friend, Elliot Fiteni.
He said: 'Mr Jones, Mr Ali 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 that he stayed at the address along with Mr Newbury. They were already at the building when Mr Jones and Mr Ali walked towards it.'
Mr Jones suffered injuries to his pelvis and right foot while Mr Ali lost consciousness and sustained injuries to his jaw, ribs, chest and abdomen.
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. More Trending
Judge Jeremy Jenkins 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 Mr Ali 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.
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