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Three People Attacked And Forced
Laundry Detergent Into Pregnant
Teenager's Mouth To Remove Pregnancy
Harief Pearson, and two other persons attacked and forced laundry detergent into a pregnant teenager's mouth as they tried to get rid of her pregnan- cy.
The victim, who was 17 at the time, was held hostage at Pearson house in Harlesden, was punched and stamped on during the attack in December 2018.
Harief Pearson, 22, his cousin Kydie McKenna, 22, and a 16- year-old girl all pleaded guilty to several offences at Harrow Crown Court
Pearson had masterminded the attack at his
home "because he did not want to be a father", according to prosecutors.
He had googled and searched "how to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy" and "what heroin do to an unborn baby."
He told the pregnant victim "it didn't have to
be like this" as his two accom- plices punched, stamped and kicked her stom- ach, back and chest, then ripped off one of her nails and poured alcohol over her face.
Despite the vio- lence, the child survived the attack.
Senior crown
prosecutor Luisa Stuart said both Pearson and McKenna had threatened the 17-year-old to stop her telling the police what had happened during the "vicious, shame- ful and pre-med- itated attack".
Pearson admit- ted attempting to cause griev- ous bodily harm
with intent and perverting the course of justice on 6 June, part- way through his trial.
The 16-year-old, who cannot be named for legal reasons, also pleaded guilty mid-trial to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, adminis- tering poison
with intent to procure a mis- carriage, and false imprison- ment.
McKenna, from Royal Park, Ealing, admitted attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and per- verting the course of justice at a hearing on 10 May.
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