The haunting Snapchat diary that exposed the horrific actions of a bully boyfriend

A thug subjected his pregnant ex-girlfriend to a shocking campaign of abuse. Kieran Hilland, 22, made her life a misery for four months.

Their child has since died, a court heard. The violent bully, from Salford, 'whooped' as he was sent down for three years.

Hilland, Bolton Crown Court earlier heard, entered into a relationship with the woman last summer. She was pregnant by July.

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The relationship became 'argumentative' and 'abusive' with, Hilland becoming violent. Things escalated as he pushed her down a set of steps and lashed out in a petulant row about her seeing an old male childhood friend.

He pushed her on another occasion. The fact she was pregnant 'didn't interrupt the violence'. Juliet Berry, prosecuting, said 'matters got worse' and by December, the woman had started keeping a diary - and used Snapchat - to keep track of the abuse, and document photo evidence of her injuries.

Hilland would monitor her movements, and, when he discovered the Snapchat account, he 'exploded into violence'. He spat in her face, causing her to throw up.

The woman feared for her unborn child's life. On one occasion, she couldn't feel the baby moving and wanted to go to hospital, but Hilland stopped her getting medical attention.

On December 28, he 'slammed' her against a wall, causing her to bang her head and fall to the floor. She curled up into the foetal position in an attempt to protect her baby.

On January 3 this year, he pinned her to the floor and put his hand around her throat, applying pressure to her neck for 30 seconds. "She feared you were going to kill her," Judge Nicholas Clarke KC said.

On January 6, Hilland slammed her against a wall and