Two thugs armed with zombie knives tried to murder holidaymakers in a row over an AirBnB being double booked, a court heard.
Johnathan Newbury, 33, and Elliott Fiteni, 23, allegedly chased their victims with machetes mowing them down in a black SUV after they turned up at the rental home.
Abdalrhman Ali and Ryan Jones had booked an AirBnb in a rental spot called ‘Comfortable Stay’ for a weekend break to see friends in Cardiff.
But a court heard the break turned into a horror trip when a row broke out with the two men who hurled racist insults at them.
Prosecutor James Wilson said when Mr Ali and Mr Jones returned to the property they were warned by a woman that Fiteni and Newbury, who were already at the building, would ‘bomb’ at them.
Mr Wilson said: ‘The meaning of this term became clear from what then happened.’
He added that a black SUV then arrived with four or five men inside and that some got out with at least one clutching a zombie style machete.
CCTV footage showed the men chasing Mr Jones and Mr Ali away with one of the pursuers heard shouting: ‘I’m going to f***ing rip these little f***ers up.’
Johnathan Newbury, 33, (pictured) and Elliott Fiteni, 23, allegedly chased their victims with machetes mowing them down in a black SUV
Newbury, and Fiteni (pictured), of Cardiff, are both charged with attempted murder or a lesser charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and carrying a machete in public
CCTV footage showed Newbury (pictured) and Fiteni chasing Mr Jones and Mr Ali away with one of the pursuers heard shouting: ‘I’m going to f***ing rip these little f***ers up.’
As Mr Jones and Mr Ali and two other friends walking along a nearby road the black SUV was shown ‘immediately speeding up’ and striking two of them as they crossed.
Mr Ali and Mr Jones were thrown into the air and left with a range of injuries although these ‘remarkably and luckily were not as catastrophic as they could have been’, said Mr Wilson.
Mr Wilson said the row had started over the booking made in the Cathays area of Cardiff in July of last year.
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 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.
Mr Wilson said Newbury was identified by victim Mr Jones having previously seen him at a hospital and Fiteni admitted he had been in the car.
Newbury (pictured) is also charged with racially aggravated harassment
The prosecutor said: ‘Against a background of threats and abuse, we submit that they gave chase with dangerous knives and used a heavy vehicle to target pedestrians at obvious risk of deadly serious harm.
‘Both Mr Newbury and Mr Fiteni were involved in a joint attack with the intent to kill or at least cause serious injury.’
Newbury, and Fiteni, of Cardiff, have both denied charges of attempted murder or a lesser charge of attempting to cause grievous bodily harm and carrying a machete in public.
Newbury has also denied a charge of racially aggravated harassment.
The trial at Cardiff Crown Court continues.
