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Daniel Morgan, who rammed stolen bulldozer into Cefn Rhigos pub in cocaine-fuelled rage jailed

The Independent·Eleanor Storey·18 days ago
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A man has been jailed for ramming a stolen bulldozer into his local village pub. Daniel Morgan, 35, had been drinking at The New Inn in Cefn Rhigos, Rhondda Cynon Taf, before he flew into a rage and drove the vehicle into the building. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard Morgan, a frequent visitor to he pub, "saw red" after being taunted over his marriage breakdown. Morgan had recently moved out of his marital home, growing increasingly paranoid and mistakenly suspecting his former partner of an affair, the court heard. On Thursday, Judge Celia Hughes sentenced Morgan to 40 months in prison and disqualified him from driving for three years and three months. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard Morgan, who had been drinking and taking cocaine on the day of the incident in December last year, stormed out of the pub after being taunted about his relationship breakdown.…

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