Peter Lowe, British senior, jailed for 2 years after punching pregnant woman trying to steal her toddler
A senior citizen who repeatedly punched a pregnant woman in the stomach while trying to steal her baby girl has been jailed for two years.
Peter Lowe, 68, has been branded ‘every parent’s nightmare’ after trying to grab the baby girl from her mother’s arms during an attempted abduction.
Lowe punched the woman and repeatedly tried to wrestle the baby from her grasp, a Grimsby Crown Court heard.
On June 27 at Grimsby town centre bus station, the 20-year-old mother was leaning forward to put her 11-month-old daughter in a stroller when Lowe delivered a hard punch to the side of her stomach. She was four months pregnant at the time.
The court heard she lost her balance and lost her grip on the baby, causing the child to fall through her arms.
Lowe, then grasped at the baby’s arm but the mother refused to let go and was able to keep a hold of her. He then grappled with the woman, grabbing her arm and squeezing it.
Struggling to free the baby, Lowe – who suffers with mental health problems – again punched the mother in the stomach, causing her to panic that she might lose her unborn baby.
The woman, whose name was not said in court, fell to her knees and Lowe grabbed at the baby’s foot and hand, trying to pull the child from her mother’s grip.
Lowe was later arrested after his description was sent out by police.
