Man who punched and kicked pregnant girlfriend gets 2 weeks' jail; court overturns fine

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A man who was initially fined $3,500 for punching and kicking his pregnant girlfriend will now instead be jailed for two weeks, after the High Court on Thursday (April 7) allowed an appeal by the prosecution. In overturning the fine, High Court judge Vincent Hoong said the...

"His resort to violence was a wholly disproportionate response to the situation," said Justice Hoong.

He added that the district judge was wrong to have concluded that the victim's forgiveness was a mitigating factor. After visiting a clinic on July 10, 2020, the couple learnt that the victim was about nine weeks' pregnant. She was found to have redness and bruises over many parts of her body and was discharged the same day.

 

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