Tyrone Jugessur’s barrister said the defendant, who has 42 previous offences on his record, understands that he ‘needs to change’ for the sake of his children
A man repeatedly rammed his ex-girlfriend’s car in a terrifying attack in the street, a court has heard.
The incident marked the culmination of a spree of offending by Tyrone Jugessur which included stealing a van with a puppy inside and being caught with a van taken from the set of a BBC production which had contained thousands of pounds worth of equipment.
The defendant’s barrister told Cardiff Crown Court that her 34-year-old client, who has 42 previous offences on his record, understands he “needs to change” and he wants to “get back to being a full-time father”. Don’t miss a court report by signing up to our crime newsletter here.
The court heard the defendant’s offending began in May last year when a van belonging to a man working for the BBC was taken from a film set in Dinas Powys. Inside the Ford Transit was equipment worth £10,000.
While it is not known who took the van it was subsequently found in the possession of the defendant in Sully.
The court heard two weeks later Jugessur stole a van after the driver had momentarily left the vehicle to speak to a colleague.
Inside the van were tools and the driver’s 17-week-old puppy.
The defendant removed the puppy from the van before driving away.
Jugesaur stole another vehicle in July when he took a car belonging to a man who was delivering newspapers in Rhiwbina in Cardiff. On that occasion the car was driven away in convoy with a van.
The missing car was located by police and the defendant was seen running away. Officers recovered blank Ford key fobs and an electronic device for plugging into a vehicle’s onboard diagnostic port from the van.
The court heard the offending came to a head in December when Jugessur got involved in an argument with an ex-girlfriend about who she was texting.
The defendant snatched the woman’s phone and smashed it, and damaged her car keys.
Then on December 31 witnesses heard a woman in a black Mercedes in Pentland Close in Llanishen shouting: “Call the police” before Jugessur, who was following her in a Seat Leon car, repeatedly rammed the Mercedes from behind.
In an impact statement which was read to the court the defendant’s ex said she used to love driving but was now too scared to go out in her vehicle and has lost her independence as she now has to rely on lifts from family and friends.
She said had been left struggling with anxiety and was “suffering emotionally” and she said though she loved her house she now felt like the only option was to move.
Tyrone John Jugessur, of Lynmouth Crescent, Llanrumney, Cardiff, had previously pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, two counts of theft of a vehicle, two counts of driving while disqualified, two counts of driving with no insurance, handling stolen goods, and criminal damage when he appeared in the dock for sentencing.
He has 25 previous convictions for 42 offences including “multiple” vehicle thefts and motoring matters. The court heard he is a banned driver having never passed an extended driving test following a previous disqualification for an offence of dangerous driving.
Martha Smith-Higgins, for Jugessur, said it was accepted her client had a bad record but said from 2022 to 2025 there was a “period of calm” with no offending.
She said the gap was a “significant one” in the context of the defendant’s offending history and said during that time he had been “working hard”.
The barrister said the father-of-two knows he “needs to change” and he “wants to get back to being a full-time dad”.
With discounts for his guilty pleas Recorder Greg Bull KC sentenced Jugessur to a total of 40 months in prison.
He will serve up to half the sentence in custody before being released on licence to serve the remainder in the community.
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