Men and teen admit Newport violent disorder

A composite image of three men. The left is a bald man with a moustache and grey sweatshirt, the middle man is smiling with short dark hair and a black jacket and white shirt, and the third on the right, the man has short black hair, with a black shirt with black tie and white shirt.Athena

Savas Sayak, Mazhar Aksoy and Burak Aksoy all pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Newport city centre

Jordan Davies
Cardiff Crown Court

Seven men and a teenager have pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Newport city centre.

The defendants, aged between 17 and 52, all from Newport admitted the charge at Cardiff Crown Court.

A previous hearing was told there were "large-scale violent outbreaks" following "a dispute between two families".

Gwent Police were called to reports of men seen fighting on Commercial Road in the Pill area of the city on Friday 1 August.

Four men were taken to hospital after the incident.

The seven men who admitted using or threatening unlawful violence with others present, causing those who were present to fear for their safety were:

  • Mehmet Aksoy, 52

  • Mazhar Aksoy, 40

  • Murat Aksoy, 28

  • Burak Aksoy, 25

  • Savas Sayak, 33

  • Yagmur Sayak, 42

  • Firat Sayak, 45

A composite image of four men. The one on the far left is bald with a stubbly grey beard and black moustache, with a grey sweatshirt. The one next to him is a bald man looking to the ground with a grey jacket and black tie and black shirt. The one next to him has short black hair and a black jacket and light blue shirt. The one on the right is balding with a light grey t-shirt.Athena

Firat Sayak, Murat Aksoy, Mehmet Aksoy and Yagmur Sayak also pleaded guilty to violent disorder in Newport city centre

A 17-year-old who cannot be named due to legal reasons also admitted the charge. All the defendants were aided by an interpreter in court.

The adult defendants were remanded in custody, the youth defendant was released on bail and ordered not to attend Commercial Road.

They are all due to be sentenced at Cardiff Crown Court in November.

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