Pregnant woman brutally beaten after she was 'imprisoned' in house for MONTHS with violent thug

A serial domestic abuser has been jailed after kicking his heavily pregnant girlfriend to the stomach before dragging her around the house by her hair. Months later Ashley Geraghty, 35, attacked her again, pinning her down onto the bed and strangling her.

The pair had been in a relationship for some time before breaking up after Geraghty was unfaithful, but they continued seeing each other on and off. However, when the woman became pregnant in June 2017, Geraghty’s behaviour started to change.

He began drinking more and using drugs but was put on an electronic tag to live and sleep at her address in Irlam following a conviction of domestic violence against a previous partner. A judge said it meant she was effectively 'imprisoned' with him and, although she was aware of the conviction, Geraghty had told her it was after a fight with a man, Manchester Crown Court heard.

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Due to the tag being in place, he was unable to leave the house between certain times, which ‘exacerbated’ things, prosecutor Victoria Lewis said. In December 2017, things came to a head when she confronted him about his drinking. She was eight months pregnant at the time.

“This led to an argument and she asked him to leave. He refused to do so because of his bail condition and she said she’d call the police. He then shouted: “If you ring the police, I will kill you.” Ms Lewis said.

“She was afraid he could do so. At that stage, he pushed her to the floor and kicked her four times to the stomach. She told him to stop as she was eight months pregnant and she felt it could hurt the baby.

“He then grabbed her by the hair and dragged her