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Man guilty of killing unborn baby by kicking mum's stomach | Man guilty of killing unborn baby by kicking mum's stomach |
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A man has been found guilty of killing his unborn baby by stamping on the stomach of his pregnant ex-girlfriend. | |
Malorie Bantala, 22, was ambushed outside her Peckham home by Kevin Wilson and a boy of 17 - also found guilty - on 15 June. | |
She suffered life-threatening internal bleeding and a fractured hand. The baby boy was delivered stillborn. | She suffered life-threatening internal bleeding and a fractured hand. The baby boy was delivered stillborn. |
Wilson of Longfield Estate, Bermondsey, and the teenager had denied child destruction and grievous bodily harm. | Wilson of Longfield Estate, Bermondsey, and the teenager had denied child destruction and grievous bodily harm. |
Miss Bantala, who was 32 weeks pregnant, had been buying decorations for her baby shower before the attack. | |
As she approached, Wilson and his accomplice emerged from the bushes outside her flat, where they had been lying in wait with their faces hidden in crash helmets. | |
Jurors were told they launched a brutal attack, targeting Miss Bantala's bump as she lay curled up on the ground, trying to protect her unborn child with one hand. | |
Afterwards, they made off on the youth's Vespa scooter, which was never found. |