A man has been jailed for brutally beating his wife three days after she gave birth before assaulting her 13-year-old daughter
Gary Peoples, 40, punched Kerry Armstrong in the face and kicked her in the head, leaving her with severe bruising and swelling. As he hit her, Kelly crouched over her newborn daughter to protect her.
During the court hearing, a barrister for the Public Prosecution Service told Judge McCaffrey that three days after the birth of their daughter, Ms Armstrong and Peoples had an argument in the bedroom of their flat.
Ms Armstrong had her newborn baby daughter in her arms but this didn’t stop the attack. Peoples punched her on the face and after she fell to the floor he then kicked her to the head. She crouched over the baby in order to protect her during the assault.
When her 13-year-old daughter came into the bedroom, Peoples grabbed her and pushed her up against the wall.
The prosecutor said Peoples initially prevented his wife…
