Controlling brute pushed pregnant wife in stomach
A CONTROLLING husband pushed his wife in the stomach while she was pregnant and told her his friends were ‘spying’ on her, a court heard.
Aimen Ahmed, 25, became ‘violent’ towards his wife after they moved in together in Hulme.
After she left their home Ahmed began to bombard her with calls and messages, sometimes up to 100 a day,
Manchester Crown Court was told. The 22-year-old victim, a mother, said she was left ‘scared for her life,’ and failed her university exams because of the stress.
Ahmed avoided a jail sentence, after a judge was told that he had previously spent three months in prison and more than a year observing a curfew.
Prosecutors told how the couple married in October 2017, and that their relationship was ‘going well’ at first.
But later Ahmed became ‘controlling and violent’ towards his wife, prosecutor Ben Lawrence said.
Ahmed admitted pushing her and threatening her on two occasions, once to the stomach while she was pregnant. He also damaged her mobile phone, which Ahmed said he paid to have repaired.
Then in September 2018 she moved out of their home, and Ahmed began to make abusive calls and texts.
Ahmed pleaded guilty to one count of displaying controlling or coercive behaviour.
Defending, Brendan O’Leary said that Ahmed has since stayed away from his victim. He has moved to Birmingham, where he has gained accommodation and work as a sales rep.
Mr O’Leary said that Ahmed had been ‘immature’ and ‘didn’t cope well’ with the responsibilities of marriage. He is remorseful and wants to ‘show and demonstrate the progress he has made,’ Mr O’Leary said.
The court was told that Ahmed had previously spent three months on remand in custody, and observed 403 days on an electrically-monitored curfew.
Ahmed, of South Grove, Aston, Birmingham, received a two-year community order, and was ordered to carry out 100 hours of unpaid work.
He must also complete the building better relationships programme, and 20 rehabilitation activity requirement days. A restraining order was passed, to last five years.