Accused 'drove car at love rival'

A man attempted to murder his lover's husband because he wanted to marry her himself, Nottingham Crown Court has been told.

Eric Foster, 48, allegedly drove his car into Terry Boyce in March this year because he wanted to marry Marie Boyce on his birthday five months later.

Terry Boyce was hit twice by a car, leaving him with serious injuries.

Mr Foster, of Laughton Crescent, Hucknall, denies attempted murder.

There was one major obstacle to the defendant making Marie Boyce the next Mrs Foster...She was still married

Prosecutor Paul Mann

The court was told on Wednesday that Mr Foster began his secret four-month affair with Marie Boyce less than two years into her marriage.

For a short while she left her husband and moved in with Mr Foster, but after a few weeks she returned to her husband and he assumed the affair was over.

But she continued to see Mr Foster most days behind her husband's back, prosecutor Paul Mann told the jury.

Mr Foster was determined to marry Mrs Boyce on his birthday, 30 August, Mr Mann said.

"However, there was one major obstacle to the defendant making Marie Boyce the next Mrs Foster... She was still married."

On the evening of 28 March, Terry Boyce was hit twice by a car.

"The vehicle was driven deliberately at Mr Boyce, the prosecution say, with the intention of killing him or causing him some really serious harm," Mr Mann said.

The case continues.