'It’s either you eat this or I beat that kid out of you': Man admits forcing woman to take abortion pills

The woman said: 'I will always grieve my child. I will always remember what was taken from me.'
The accused appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court before Judge John Aylmer for sentencing in what is believed to be one of the first such cases in the country. File photo

The accused appeared at Letterkenny Circuit Court before Judge John Aylmer for sentencing in what is believed to be one of the first such cases in the country. File photo

WARNING: Some readers may find the following report upsetting

A man who caused the unlawful termination of a pregnancy of a woman after forcing her to take five 'abortion' pills and then locking her in a room is to be sentenced next week.

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