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Savage, C. (2026, November 6). Man jailed for 20 years for murder of heavily pregnant mother-of-two. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/montgomery-belfast-press-association-b1303836.html
Savage, Claudia. “Man jailed for 20 years for murder of heavily pregnant mother-of-two.” Evening Standard, 6 Nov. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/montgomery-belfast-press-association-b1303836.html.
Savage, Claudia. “Man jailed for 20 years for murder of heavily pregnant mother-of-two.” Evening Standard, November 6, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/montgomery-belfast-press-association-b1303836.html.
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On November 6, 2026, Hughes was sentenced to 20 years in prison at Belfast Crown Court for the murder of Ms Montgomery, who was 32 weeks pregnant with an unborn boy. Hughes also received a concurrent 20-year sentence for child destruction. The judge described the attack as "brutal" and "unjustified," noting that Hughes struck Ms Montgomery at least 59 times until she died, along with her unborn child. Judge Madam Justice McBride emphasized that this was another case of femicide in a series of such crimes that have outraged the public. The judge highlighted the devastating impact on Ms Montgomery's two young daughters and noted that right-thinking people abhorred Hughes' actions.
