killing his unborn son during a
vicious attack on his pregnant ex-
girlfriend. Teaching assistant Kevin Wilson
took matters into his own hands
after eight-months-pregnant
Malorie Bantala refused to have an
abortion. The 22-year-old hid in bushes near
her Peckham flat with accomplice
Taffari Grant, 17, before pouncing
on his former lover, who had been
buying decorations for a baby
shower. The pair, disguised in crash
helmets, inflicted life-threatening
injuries on the Marks and Spencer
worker by kicking and stamping on
her as she lay on the ground trying
to protect the unborn child with one hand. Both defendants denied they were
at the scene despite being caught
on CCTV fleeing on a scooter. Sentencing, Judge Mark Lucraft
QC told them theirs was "a
cowardly, vile, callous attack". Wilson was jailed for a minimum of
16 years after being found guilty of
child destruction and GBH. His accomplice was handed 10
years' detention with a further four
years on licence. Miss Bantala, who lost six pints of
blood and broke two fingers in the
15 June 2015 attack, said in a
statement: "The moment Joel died
inside me I lost everything literally.
Life as I knew it no longer made sense." Referring to Wilson, she said: "It
was all about him and having the
life he wanted."
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