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Three thugs battered a pregnant teenager and forced blue laundry detergent down her throat in a bid to make her suffer a miscarriage.

Harief Pearson, 22, his cousin Kydie McKenna, 22, and their 16-year-old accomplice set upon the young victim and kept her hostage for a number of hours in an attempt to abort her unborn baby.

Pearson organised the sickening crime because he did not want to be a dad to the child and roped in McKenna and the teenage girl to help.

The female assailants punched, stamped on and kicked the victim in her stomach, back and chest.

They also ripped off one of her nails and poured alcohol over her bloodied face.

During the attack, Pearson told the then 17-year-old victim that "it didn’t have to be like this".

Before the grotesque onslaught of violence took place, evidence from Pearson’s phone showed he had searched how to get rid of an unwanted pregnancy and "what can heroin do to an unborn baby?"

Part-way through the attack at his Harlesden home on December 12 last year, Pearson also told his co-defendants, "I don’t think it’s dead yet, continue," before leaving the room.

Despite the brutal attack, the victim did not suffer a miscarriage.

“This was a vicious, shameful and premeditated attack on a vulnerable young pregnant victim," said prosecutor Luisa Stuart.

"It was orchestrated by Pearson because he did not want to be a father.

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"He only asked his co-defendants to stop attacking the victim when he feared his mother would be coming home.

"He and McKenna then made threats in an attempt to stop the victim from telling the police what had happened."

Cruel Pearson pleaded guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and perverting the course of justice midway through his trial at Harrow Crown Court on June 6.

His 16-year-old co-defendant pleaded guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent, administering poison with intent to procure a miscarriage and false imprisonment. She had previously pleaded guilty to theft.

McKenna pleaded guilty to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm with intent and perverting the course of justice at a hearing at Harrow Crown Court on May 10.

'He did not want to be a father'

(Image: CPS)

Ms Stuart added: “I hope these convictions provide some level of comfort to the victim who has shown immense bravery throughout this investigation and trial.

"The CPS takes allegations of violence extremely seriously and will prosecute perpetrators where there is sufficient evidence to do so.”

The defendants will be sentenced on July 5 at Harrow Crown Court.

Pearson's additional charges of administering poison with intent to procure a miscarriage, false imprisonment and theft have been left to lie on file.

McKenna, of Park Royal, Ealing, has had the additional charges of administering poison with intent to procure a miscarriage and false imprisonment left to lie on file.

The 16-year-old youth defendant, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is from the Hammersmith and Fulham area - and she was 15 at the time of the attack.