A thug was caught on his dashcam deliberately striking a woman and her partner in a hit and run murder bid.

Barry Walker, 35, drove his Mercedes van at Samantha Webster, 34, and Gerald Brown, 26, as they stood chatting in the street to two friends.

Miss Webster suffered serious leg injuries with Mr Brown luckily relatively unscathed by the horror.

Raging Walker was then captured racing off from the scene in Auchinairn, Glasgow before his dash cam also recorded him calling a friend.

He was heard boasting how he "ran them over" and had "skelped" Miss Webster before stating how he would have to ditch his van.

The gas firm boss is now behind bars after he pleaded guilty to attempted murder at the High Court in Glasgow.

The incident around 3pm on July 16 2021 is said to have been sparked by a "disturbance" the night before.

It is believed Walker's partner was allegedly injured during it.

On the day of the attack, the couple were with Samuel Wilson, 22, and 18-year-old Brandon McFadden standing near a lane in Clelland Avenue, Auchinairn.

The group soon became aware of a white Mercedes Panel van revving towards them.

Walker was heard stating "b*****ds" as he approached.

Prosecutor Alan Parfery told the court: "The van was travelling at 25 to 30mph - they were unaware of it targeting them until a split second before the impact."

The dash cam footage was played in court and Miss Webster could be heard on it loudly yelling in pain as she is then hit. Her partner Mr Brown was also struck.

Mr Parfery: "The impact caused Samantha Webster to be forced into an electrical box within a hedge behind her before she fell to the ground screaming."

Mr Wilson and Mr McFadden managed to run off.

Walker meantime reversed and headed back onto the main road leaving his victims for dead.

He soon made a call to a friend confessing to what had happened.

It included him admitting: "Aye, I just ran them over - him and his f*****g bird.

"He was talking to two other people.

"I skelped her - he ran out the way and I skelped her.

"I need to go and rid of the van. I think I have a f*****g burst tyre."

Before abandoning the van in a lay-by next to a supermarket in nearby Robroyston, Walker was clocked on camera checking for any damage to the vehicle.

He was eventually collected by an associate and driven away.

Miss Webster meantime was helped by a retired paramedic and an off-duty nurse as she lay stricken in the street.

They had been alerted to shouts of: "They've hit Sam. They tried to kill Sam."

Mr Parfery said the victim was treated for "severe injuries" to her left leg at hospital.

The advocate depute: "She was found to have two fractures to her knee, blood loss and required extensive treatment including two separate surgeries."

Miss Webster has been left scarred for life and continues to have "limited movement" in her knee.

Her partner Mr Brown needed treatment for a minor wound to his wrist.

Police probing the hit and run discovered the van was linked to a logistics firm that Walker worked for at the time.

He was found to be the only person who had access to the vehicle that day.

Despite attempts, Walker could not initially be traced. The incriminating dash cam footage was meantime seized from the van.

It was almost a month later, when a police officer aware Walker was a wanted man happened to spot him in his car outside his house in Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire.

He was quickly arrested, but later made no comment this time to what he had done.

Marco Guarino, defending, had asked for Walker to remain on bail to "put his personal affairs in order".

But, judge Lord Summers said: "I am not minded to continue bail. You did not surrender yourself to police and you are going to be facing a lengthy sentence of imprisonment."

Walker will return to court on June 27 in Livingston.