A man kicked his pregnant partner after knocking her to the floor leaving her with a suspected broken pelvis, a court has heard. Darren Nicholas also grabbed the woman by the jaw and forced his fingers into her mouth while screaming and shouting at her. The sickening assault happened while Nicholas was on bail having attacked a man outside a pub on New Year's Eve leaving him with complex facial fractures.
Alycia Carpanini, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that the domestic assault happened in Llanelli in March this year when an "agitated" Nicholas began shouting and screaming at his partner. He then grabbed the woman tightly by the jaw and pushed her head upwards before forcing his fingers into her mouth.
The court heard the defendant pushed the woman over and as she was on all fours on the floor Nicholas shouted: "F*** the baby – it's not mine anyway" before kicking her in the hip causing immediate pain. The prosecutor said the defendant pushed the woman , who was still on her hands and knees, out of the house. The woman tried to leave the scene in her car but the defendant went after her and opened the passenger door to try to grab her. He was carried along the road for a short distance "half in and half out" of the car.
