A Lurgan thug who admitted assaulting his closely pregnant accomplice and threatening to kill her has been handed a 27-month jail sentence.
Craigavon Crown Courtroom heard that breaching bail circumstances imposed for an earlier assault, an already drunk 25-year-old Shea Patrick Haughian went to his then accomplice’s dwelling, swigging from a bottle of Buckfast and on the lookout for cash for extra booze.
Prosecuting counsel Ian Tannahill mentioned the sufferer was 33 weeks pregnant on the time and had been placing cash apart to pay the lease which was due in a few days.
Throughout an argument over the money and her refusal at hand over any, Haughian grabbed her by the hair and threw her out of the home. When she acquired again in once more, he threw a glass of water over her, headbutted her and “slapped her throughout the face”.
“She gave in and gave him £30,” mentioned Mr Tannahill, including that the next day, September 25 final yr, the sufferer obtained a threatening cellphone name and textual content message, saying “I’m going to f****** kill you”, which left her so terrified that she contacted the police.
When officers arrived, they seen the sufferer had a swollen nostril, a reduce lip and bruised arms. When Haughian was arrested 5 days later he admitted grabbing her by the arms and sending the textual content message, however claimed “he simply needed to scare her” and denied pulling her hair or hanging her.
On the time Haughian, from Glenholme Avenue within the city, was on bail for an earlier assault on the mum-to-be. On July 12, Haughian had launched an “virtually equivalent” assault and later entered responsible pleas to widespread assault, legal injury and possession of an offensive weapon. Defence counsel Damien Halleron mentioned: “There’s an expression of regret and an acceptance of culpability” in what the lawyer conceded was an “extremely distasteful set of circumstances”, revealing that his son was born with out problems however Haughian has but to satisfy him.
Jailing the thug, Choose Patrick Lynch KC mentioned: “It’s clear that when he has drink taken, and maybe even when not in drink, he regards a feminine in his firm as a possible punch bag for his personal unwell mood and to take out no matter frustrations he has in his life.”