A man who made his mistress miscarry their baby by forcing her to take medication, has been jailed for six years.

Ahmed Raofi, 27, of Whitchurch Avenue, Edgware, was in a relationship with the 39-year-old victim who he forced to take medication without her consent, Blackfriars Crown Court heard.

She eventually lost her unborn baby within 24 hours of being given the drugs.

After she was discharged from hospital, she told a midwife at hospital what Raofi had done. The police were called and he was subsequently arrested.

The incident happened on April 9, earlier this year in Islington.

The victim had not told doctors at the time she was first treated because she was too ashamed to admit what had happened to her, the court heard.

Raofi admitted administering a poison with intent to procure a miscarriage on Tuesday last week and was sentenced to six years in jail on Friday.

Detective Constable Aroon Rashid, of Community Safety Unit at Islington, said: “I hope this conviction would encourage anyone who has been through a similar experience to contact police and have faith that we will deliver them justice.”