UK: Man threatens to 'stamp the baby' out of his pregnant girlfriend, arrested

Cardiff, Wales: UK police have arrested a 24-year-old man after he threatened to 'stamp the baby' out of his pregnant girlfriend, whom he accused of sleeping with his uncle.

According to a report in the Daily Mail, the accused identified as Joshua Thomas, was sentenced to 16 months in prison. He was convicted for threatening his girlfriend.

While the case was under trial at the Cardiff Crown Court, prosecutors argued that the accused had once held a knife to his girlfriend's throat and had threatened to kill her.

The court was told that the accused feared that his girlfriend was attracted towards his uncle and that she had been sleeping with him.

"He began to press his clenched fists on her chest area. She told him it was painful and expressed concern for their unborn baby," said prosecutor adding that the accused had warned that he would "stamp the baby" out of her.

After the attack, he also apologised to this girlfriend, the court heard.

However, a few days later the accused's girlfriend had a miscarrriage. It has not yet been established if the accused was involved in the death of the baby.

Sentencing him to 16 months in prison, the judge said to him, "Your behaviour is explained in psychological and pre-sentence reports as largely because of you abusing substances and your life experiences haven’t assisted but there’s a pattern here of violence and controlling behaviour towards partners as well as violence towards others."