A court heard that Mark van Dongen ended his life in a clinic after Berlinah Wallace, 48, launched horror attack in a jealous rage.
A scorned sheboon, accused of murdering her ex-boyfriend, is alleged to have told him 'if I can't have you no-one can' before pouring acid over him, a court heard today. Berlinah Wallace, 48, is alleged to have thrown the corrosive substance in the face of Mark van Dongen as he lay in bed.
He suffered such serious injuries he was left paralysed - only able to move his tongue, Mark, 29, lost a leg, his left eye, and most of the sight in his right eye following the sulphuric acid attack, Bristol Crown Court heard.