A man generally identified in his neigbourhood as a thug, Kevin
Wilson, killed his unborn son when he stood on the stomach of his
ex-girlfriend, Malorie Bantala, who was heavily pregnant with their son,
and then made his getaway on a moped.
Wilson was soon arrested and charged to court. He was consequenty
sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 16 years for carrying
out the attack.
His 17-year-old accomplice, who cannot be named for legal reasons,
was sentenced to 10 years in detention with a further four years on
extended licence.
Accoring to Mirror Online, Wilson took matters into his own hands
after Malorie Bantala refused to have an abortion and recruited the
youth to help.
During the hearing in court, Prosecutor Jonathan Rees QC reminded
the court of the devastating impact on Miss Bantala who described her
innocent son Joel as the "real victim".
Miss Bantala, who still bears the scars of the attack, said in a statement: "The moment Joel died inside me I lost everything literally. Life as I knew it no longer made sense."
Mr Rees told of the psychological damage and how until she became
pregnant again she would live with uncertainty, despite her womb being
saved.
The trial had heard that on the day of the assault, the eight
months pregnant Marks & Spencer worker had been buying decorations
for her baby shower, returning home to Peckham in south-east London at
around 8pm.
As she approached her flat, Wilson and his accomplice emerged from
nearby bushes where they had lain in wait disguised in crash helmets.
They launched a vicious attack, kicking and stamping on Miss
Bantala's stomach as she lay curled up on the ground, desperately trying
to protect her unborn child with one hand.
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