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A man has been jailed for 10 years for knocking down two people in a row over a double-booked Airbnb.
Jonathan Newbury, 33, was already in the Airbnb in Cardiff when Abdalrhman Ali and Ryan Jones arrived.
Newbury armed himself with a zombie knife and threatened the pair, who were in the city to see friends.
They left, but then Newbury and his friends hunted them down in a black car and then deliberately swerved into them.
Prosecutor James Wilson played the footage of the collision at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court showing that he sped up before hitting them as they crossed the road.
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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, who is from 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 said: ‘The clear aim was to attack Mr Ali and Mr Jones, both ran away from the scene.’
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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