He then dragged her inside a house to continue the assault, kneeling on her pregnant stomach at around 10am on Tuesday, March 12. Teesside Crown Court heard that his hysterical victim locked herself in the bathroom after he left and called 999. Originally calling her by a false name to throw investigators off the scent, Blagg offered his victim £3,000 to drop the charges. He also threatened to "put the windows in" at her house, and at the homes of her family, Mr Turton told the court. Judge Howard Crowson locked up Blagg for 22 months in total, and said: "She had been your victim before and you knew she was pregnant.

Source: Daily Mirror October 14, 2019 10:30 UTC