A company boss caught on his own dash-cam deliberately driving his work van at a woman he believed had assaulted his partner has been jailed for eight-and-a-half years.
Barry Walker attempted to murder Samantha Webster, 36, and her boyfriend Gerald Brown, 26, by driving the white Mercedes panel van towards them at up to 31 miles an hour as they stood chatting in the street to two friends.
He was still doing 28 miles per hour when he collided with them. Miss Webster, who was forced violently into an electricity junction box, suffered serious leg injuries, while Mr Brown escaped with minor injuries.
