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Daily Mail
6 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment driver catapults holidaymakers into air after row over AirBnB - as he is jailed
By AirBnB rental. 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.
Daily Mail
9 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Terrifying moment driver catapults holidaymakers into air after deliberately smashing into them in row over double booked AirBnB rental - as he is jailed
This is the terrifying moment a driver deliberately smashed into two holidaymakers, catapulting them into the air, in a row over a double booked AirBnB rental. 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. Prosecutor James Wilson said footage showed the vehicle 'immediately speeding up' and striking two of them as they crossed. 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.
The Sun
14 hours ago
- The Sun
Terrifying moment driver catapulted holidaymakers into air after deliberately smashing into them in Airbnb row
THIS is the terrifying moment a driver deliberately smashed into two holidaymakers in a row over an Airbnb rental. Ryan Jones and a 17-year-old boy were seen flying through the air after Johnathan Newbury ploughed a SUV into them. 5 5 The 33-year-old had armed himself with a zombie knife and was "intent on violence" when he crashed into the pair. Newbury had earlier discovered the Airbnb he had rented in Cardiff was accidentally double-booked. He had been hanging out with a friend inside the property on July 4 when Ryan and the teen entered for their own stay. A row broke out before the victims left the home when they were warned Newbury and his friend would "bonnet" them. Hellbent on revenge, four men were later spotted getting out of a dark SUV armed with weapons. Newbury then got back in the car and followed the two men with the "clear aim" of attacking them. Both Ryan and the teen attempted to run but Newbury chased "at speed" and drove on the wrong side of the road to mow the pair down. He then fled the scene as the victims were left on the ground with serious injuries. Ryan suffered injuries to his pelvis and right foot, while the 17-year-old lost consciousness and sustained injuries to his jaw, ribs, chest, and abdomen. Newbury has now been jailed for ten years after he was found guilty of inflicting and attempting to inflict grievous bodily harm. The thug was also convicted of having a blade but cleared of racially aggravated intentional harassment following a trial at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court. A judge said reports showed Newbury had not accepted his guilt and had shown "no remorse at all". He will spend eight years in jail and two years on extended licence and, once released, he will be banned from driving for two years. 5 5 5
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Man jailed for driving at two people in Cardiff Airbnb row
A man who deliberately rammed a man and a teenager with an SUV after a row at an Airbnb has been jailed for 10 years. Johnathan Newbury, 34, sent two pedestrians "into the air" following an altercation at the rental property in the Cathays area of Cardiff in July and another man were acquitted of attempted murder by a jury in March, but Newbury was found guilty of having a blade and inflicting and attempting to inflict grievous bodily Jeremy Jenkins told Merthyr Crown Court on Monday there had been an "element of revenge in the incident". Mr Jenkins said the two complainants had booked accommodation at the same Airbnb as Newbury, and there had been an "earlier altercation" between them and a number of men at the address on Bruce James Wilson said the victims arrived at the Airbnb to find a woman shouting up at one of the windows, with her telling them her boyfriend was men inside then began shouting racial abuse at the complainants. Mr Wilson said CCTV footage showed the two men leaving but later returning. "Their evidence was that she had told them that the males had left in a car and she warned them that 'they will bonnet you'," he added. Mr Jenkins said four men were spotted on CCTV getting out of a dark SUV on Bruce Street at about midnight and were "armed with what has been described as a zombie knife and were obviously, from their demeanour, intent on violence".When Mr Jones and the teenager fled, Newbury and the group got into the SUV to chase them. "The vehicle is 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 and causing serious bodily injury [to the teenager]," he Jones, one of the victims, received injuries to his pelvis and right foot while the other victim, who was a teenager at the time, lost consciousness on arrival at the hospital, became forgetful and reported pains to his ribs. Newbury was acquitted of racially aggravated intentional harassment at the Jenkins said reports showed Newbury had not accepted his guilt and had shown "no remorse at all".Newbury will spend eight years in jail and two years on extended licence and, once released, he will be banned from driving for two years.
