A MAN was found guilty today of the murder of a Gwent businessman and the attempted murder of three of his colleagues.

The jury at Newport Crown Court found Russell Leon Carter, 52, of Penrhos Crescent, Rumney, Cardiff, guilty of murdering Driverline 247 director Kingsley Monk, 45, at the company premises in New Inn on October 20 last year.

They also found him guilty of the attempted murder of workers Gethin Heal, Robert Lewis and Nathan Taylor.