Man jailed for repeatedly attacking pregnant woman
Lincolnshire PoliceA Lincolnshire man who attacked a pregnant woman during a campaign of domestic violence has been jailed for three years.
Lathan Middleton, 35, punched the victim eight times in the face leaving her with a suspected broken nose in the first assault in July 2025, Lincoln Crown Court heard.
In a second attack in December, when she was six weeks pregnant, the woman fled her house pursued by Middleton, who knocked her to the ground in an alleyway and kicked her in the stomach.
A final attack took place in May this year when Middleton visited the victim's home to pack his things, as he left he grabbed her around the throat.
Middleton, of no fixed address, admitted two charges of assault causing actual bodily harm and one count of intentional strangulation.
Neil Sands, defending Middleton, accepted his best mitigation was his guilty pleas.
"He did not pursue a pointless trial and put the victim through that," Sands explained.
Middleton must also serve an extra two years on extended licence following his release from prison after Judge Catarina Sjolin-Knight decided he was a dangerous offender.
Passing sentence, the judge told Middleton: "You are repeatedly violent, that is your fault, certainly not a pregnant woman's.
"You kicked her to the stomach. She was pregnant and you knew that.
"You left her in the alleyway for 10 minutes where an elderly couple helped her."
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