A love triangle between kitchen staff at a tourist attraction ended in a 'ferocious' knife attack when a porter and his brother burst into his lover's home and stabbed her, a court has heard.
Brett Fenwick, 36, tried to murder Louise Pearce after their five-month love affair was discovered by her long-term partner Gareth Mallaburn.
All three had worked together at Alnwick Garden in Northumberland, where Mr Mallaburn and Fenwick were both kitchen porters.
Jurors heard tensions between Mr Mallaburn and Fenwick suddenly rose after he found out that the mother of his children had been having an affair with his friend.
Brett Fenwick, 36, tried to murder Louise Pearce after their love affair was discovered by her long-term partner Gareth Mallaburn. All three worked together at Alnwick Garden (pictured)
Just after Christmas last year, it is alleged fellow kitchen porter Fenwick and his brother Blaine, 24, went to the home of Miss Pearce and Mr Mallaburn while drunk.
It is claimed they barged into the house and smashed through a bedroom door to get to Mr Mallaburn, who Brett allegedly ended up stabbing in the neck.
The Fenwick brothers deny wounding with intent and knife charges but Brett admitted then trying to murder Miss Pearce in a 'ferocious' knife attack.
Prosecutor Mark Giuliani told Newcastle Crown Court: 'In the early hours of December 27, while drunk, they went to Louise Pearce and Gareth Mallaburn's home.
'Each of them was armed with a six-inch bladed knife, they barged into their home and tried to force their way into an upstairs bedroom where Mr Mallaburn had barricaded himself in.
'He managed to escape from the bedroom but before he could flee he was stabbed to the neck by Brett Fenwick, supported by Blaine Fenwick.
'Brett then turned his anger towards Louise Pearce, a woman with whom he was having an affair.
'In a drunken rage he tried to kill her, stabbing her inside the house and on the lawn outside.
'Louise Pearce was seriously injured and Gareth Mallaburn was stabbed to the neck.'
The court heard Miss Pearce and Mr Mallaburn, who had been together approximately 18 years, lived with their three children in Alnwick.
Bosses at Alnwick Garden (pictured) ensured the love rivals not working on the same day in the pavilion area after learning about what had happened
After the affair was revealed, Miss Pearce had moved out but had then returned and the pair were trying to resolve matters between them, the court was told.
On December 26 last year, Miss Pearce had been out with friends in Alnwick and got home at around 1am. Their children were
