Man ‘stole JCB digger and smashed it into a house and cars in rampage’

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A driver has been accused of stealing a JCB digger then destroying a home and two cars in a drunken rampage.

Mark Holmes, 55, allegedly rammed the digger into the house.

The suspect fled to a McDonald’s drive-thru, where he was arrested.

Footage shows the JCB backing up, then lurching forwards into the house and hitting its porch.

A silver Ford Focus and a blue Ford Fiesta on the driveway in Blackwood, South Wales, were also damaged.

A man and a woman run out of the property, pleading with the driver to stop as he appears to prepare for another attack.

Workmen parked in a van nearby filmed the incident on Tuesday and later uploaded it online.

A voice can be heard in the background saying: ‘Got it all on film. F*****gd******d, what’s he f*****g doing? F*****g joke.’

Footage captured the driver ramming into the home, causing an estimated £50,000 worth of damage (Picture: Wales News Service)

Footage captured the driver ramming into the home (Picture: Wales News Service)
Mark Holmes, 55, has been arrested on suspicion of driving the digger drunk (Picture: Wales News Service)

Another voice says: ‘Get his registration.’

After a few minutes, the suspect just backs up his digger and drives off from the scene of the incident.

Holmes, of Penybryn in Caerphilly, appeared in court accused of criminal damage, aggravated vehicle taking, assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a woman, dangerous driving and drink driving.

He was released on bail at Newport Magistrates’ Court to appear at a later date.

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