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An FCT High Court in Apo, on Tuesday, sentenced one Clement James to ten years in prison for beating his pregnant girlfriend, Gladys Gabriel, to death.<\/p>\n

Justice Angela Otaluka while delivering judgment, said: \u201cI have considered the plea in mitigation by the learned counsel to the convict.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe convict is a young man\u00a0but I hope that after serving the jail term he will have more respect for women.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Considering the fact that a pregnant woman is a ticking time boom that can explode at any\u00a0time, engaging her in a fight is bad.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe convict also has no prior criminal record. Having weighed all these factors, this sentence in these circumstances is one that achieves a noble goal of deterrence and reformation of the convict.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter this sentence, I hope the defendant will have respect for women and this will also serve as deterrence to the society.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hereby sentence the convict to a term of ten years imprisonment with no option of fine from the period while he was undergoing trial inclusive.<\/p>

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James, 29, of Sherriti Kabusa, Apo, FCT, was arraigned on August 9, 2016, on a charge of culpable homicide.<\/p>\n

The prosecutor, Mr Kufreabasi Ebong,\u00a0told the court that the defendant\u00a0during an argument with his deceased pregnant girlfriend pushed her after beating her.<\/p>\n

He said she died in the hospital on that day from the injuries she suffered during the beating.<\/p>\n

He said the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 224 of the Penal Code Law.<\/p>\n

The defendant, however, pleaded not guilty to the offence.<\/p>\n

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An FCT High Court in Apo, on Tuesday, sentenced one Clement James to ten years in prison for beating his pregnant girlfriend, Gladys Gabriel, to death. 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