A Muslim paralegal has been accused of beating up his girlfriend when she allegedly threatened to reveal to his friends that she was pregnant.
24-year-old Harris Imran is said to have been “shunned” by his family after they found out that he was in a mixed-race relationship, and hence, it is alleged that he did not want to inform them that his partner was pregnant.
Teesside Magistrates' Court heard that Imran received a phone call from a friend on 21st December 2017, but lied to his girlfriend that the call was from his grandmother. When his girlfriend found out that he had lied, it is said that she threatened to message his friend to reveal that she was pregnant. This allegedly caused Imran to “flip out”.
Prosecutor Lynne Dalton told the court that Imran got his girlfriend into a “headlock and grabbed her by the throat”.
She added, “She was 17 weeks pregnant at the time. His girlfriend threatened to call his friend to tell them she was pregnant after the argument. He was concerned the friend wouldn't have been happy with the pregnancy because of his Muslim background.”
Harris Imran was given a 12-month conditional discharge and was ordered to pay £105 costs.
