Five years for assault on pregnant ex-partner

A man who launched a violent attack on his heavily pregnant former girlfriend has been given the maximum sentence of five years.

Judge Patrick McCartan noted there was “little to be said” for Daniel Prenderville, 26, after he failed to offer an explanation or apologise for the assault.

Prenderville is currently serving a six-year sentence for possession of a firearm and has 33 convictions for offences, including a second assault on the woman.