A Kaikoura man threatened to kill his unborn child – by punching his former partner in the stomach – before pinning the woman to the ground and twice attempting to strangle her, a judge was told in the Kaikoura District Court yesterday.
Daniel Joseph Bailey admitted charges of male assaults female and using threatening language, both on January 14, when he appeared before Judge Tony Couch.
Judge Couch remanded the 20-year-old to July 16 for a pre-sentence report, including consideration of home detention options, and sentence.
In the written police summary of facts presented to Judge Couch, Bailey is said to have got into a fight with his three-months-pregnant former partner over whether he was the father of the unborn child.
Becoming enraged, Bailey got out of the car they were in and went to the side the woman was sitting, calming down and coaxing her to unlock the now-locked doors.
"[Bailey] then grabbed the victim by the hair, pulled her out of the car and threw her on the ground.
"He stood over her, holding her down, with his fist clenched, and told her if she did not swear on her baby's life that the child was his, he would kill it by punching her in the stomach."
When the woman said the baby was his, he let her stand up, but when she began to use her phone to get help he knocked her over, straddled her and began to strangle her, according to the summary of facts.
"This prevented the victim from breathing for several seconds. [Bailey] then let the victim breathe, but kept her pinned to the ground with his legs."
The woman tried to scream, but Bailey covered her mouth and then attempted to strangle her a second time, before she managed to free herself.
However, Bailey would not let her leave and took her to his house.
The woman, who suffered a small cut, bruising and pain to the side of her neck, but did not need medical attention, acted like everything was OK so Bailey would relax and she was able to leave the next day, according to the summary of facts.
When spoken to by police, Bailey admitted pulling his ex-partner from the car and holding her down, but denied attempting to strangle her or threatening to kill their unborn child.
The Marlborough Express
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