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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 and caused an estimated £50,000 worth of damage.
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*****g d******d, what’s he f*****g doing? F*****g joke.’
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.
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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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Mark Holmes has been accused of ramming the digger into the house.
