A ‘CONTROLLING’ thug said to have attacked the mother of his baby more than 50 times in a 17-month relationship his family disapproved of has been jailed.

Pennine magistrates were told how in vicious, drunken violence, Adnan Mohammed Malik, 27, kicked vulnerable ex-partner Michaela Glover in the face twice, repeatedly punched her, searched her pockets and snatched her phone and dragged her down a back street, flung her to the ground and set about her, smashing her head on the cobbles.

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Two months later, whilst on bail, the defendant, who is jobless and relies on his family for money, kept the victim locked in a house where he and his friends ‘chilled out’ watching television, playing on an Xbox and drinking.

He had booted her in the face and struck her after she had refused to give him cash for cocaine. Ms Glover suffered two black eyes, multiple bruises and grazes, a cut eye, a swollen face and other injuries in the assaults.

The hearing was told Malik and Ms Glover, whose child is now six months old, had been in a relationship for a year and five months, during which time she had lost her friends and dropped over two stones in weight, to just six stones.

She told police the defendant would ring her 100 times a day and launch into abuse at her if she didn’t answer. Malik, who has a record of domestic violence, was locked up for 20 weeks, after the bench said Ms Glover was vulnerable and the attacks were sustained.

Chairman Stephen Riley told the defendant: “You were in drink on both occasions and the second offence was committed on bail. We want to punish you and protect the public.”

Malik, of Camden Street, Nelson, had admitted two counts of assault by beating, on August 24 and October 31, in Nelson.

Prosecutor Tracy Yates said Ms Glover told police she had been subjected to constant physical and mental abuse by the ‘controlling’ defendant and claimed she had been assaulted more than 50 times. and had gone down from eight stones to six stones.

Ms Yates added: “When the defendant was interviewed, he said she was violent towards him and continued to deny the offence.”

David Leach, defending, said: “There are issues because of the background that he comes from and the background that she comes from. His parents do not approve of their relationship.”

Malik had made it clear she must not go to his parents’ address.

The solicitor continued: “Alcohol is a prevalent issue in both of these particular cases. He doesn’t accept he kicked her on the second occasion, but he doesn’t want to prevaricate.

“He accepts he has done wrong and, in my view, he has done everything right since that offence.”