A parolee who attacked his pregnant partner after claiming the baby was not his has been jailed for 22 months. He claimed the child, with whom the woman was four months' pregnant, was not his and began hitting her ''with limited force'' around the head and upper body. Ruri, the court heard, responded by walking from the bed to the hallway and challenging his partner to a fight. ''The third kick struck the victim with such force that it caused the victim to fall to the ground in pain.'' Despite being left swollen and bruised, Ruri's pregnant partner was in court to support him yesterday and had sat down with him for a restorative justice session last month.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 02, 2019 15:33 UTC