A MAN has been jailed after he attacked two policemen in Newport.

Macauley Mathew Webb, 24, of Gaer Vale, Newport, pleaded guilty to two counts of assaulting an emergency worker.

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The offences took place on May 8, the city’s magistrates’ court was told.

Webb was sent to prison for two weeks.

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Both his victims were police constables.

He must pay a £128 surcharge and £85 costs following his release.