Three jailed after pregnant teen force-fed detergent
Written by News on 09/07/2019
Three people have been jailed for “savagely” beating and forcing detergent into the mouth of a pregnant teenager who refused to have an abortion.
Harief Pearson, 22, led the attack on the victim, who was then 17 years old.
She had been pregnant with his child and wanted to keep the baby.
Kydie McKenna, 22, and a 16-year-old girl repeatedly kicked the victim in the stomach, back and face during the attack on 12 December last year at Pearson’s home.
The 16-year-old girl then forced detergent into the pregnant teenager’s mouth.
Pearson, of Harlesden, north London, was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted GBH and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Charges of administering a poison to cause a miscarriage, theft and false imprisonment left to lie on file.
McKenna, also from Harlesden, received 10 years after she pleaded guilty to attempted GBH and attempting to pervert the course of justice.
The 16-year-old from Fulham pleaded guilty to attempted GBH, administering a poison to cause a miscarriage, theft and false imprisonment and was given four years in a young offenders’ institution.
Detective Constable Nick Lee said: “This was a ferocious and prolonged attack on a vulnerable young girl who was held against her will and savagely beaten.
“While Pearson did not actually take part in the physical violence, he clearly plotted it and used McKenna and the 16-year-old girl to carry out his plan to cause the victim to miscarry her unborn child.
“Only when Pearson thought the victim had miscarried, did the assault end. His actions were truly sickening.
“Thankfully, the baby was unharmed and I hope this sentencing gives the victim some closure, and provides her with the strength she’ll need as she embarks on the next chapter of her life as a mother.”
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