In 2019, the Offender Database recorded that Harief Pearson, 22, of Caple Road, Harlesden, was jailed for 11 years for orchestrating a sickening attack on a pregnant 17-year-old. On appearing at Harrow Crown Court, the defendant was sentenced alongside two accomplices for attempting to force a miscarriage after the victim refused to have an abortion. It was reported that the group subjected the teenager to a savage beating and forced detergent into her mouth.
The investigation established that Pearson plotted the violence but used others to carry out the physical assault at his home on 12 December 2018. Scotland Yard reported that Kydie McKenna, 22, and a then 16-year-old girl repeatedly kicked the victim in the stomach, back, and face. The prosecution reported that the assault only ended when Pearson believed the victim had miscarried; remarkably, the baby was later found to be unharmed.
Judicial Findings and Investigative Detail
The court reported that Pearson’s actions were calculated and predatory. Harrow Crown Court heard how the younger attacker forced detergent into the victim’s mouth in a desperate bid to end the pregnancy. The investigation established that Pearson, McKenna, and the teenager also attempted to pervert the course of justice following the attack. Detectives from the Metropolitan Police proved that Pearson was the architect of the plan, using his residence in North West London as the location for the false imprisonment and assault.
The Sentencing Judge noted that the level of cruelty involved was truly sickening. For his actions in Harlesden, Pearson pleaded guilty to attempted GBH and attempting to pervert the course of justice. The judge noted that while Pearson did not strike the blows himself, his role as the mastermind necessitated the longest sentence of 11 years. McKenna, of Old Oak Lane, was jailed for 10 years, and the 16-year-old was sentenced to four years in a young offenders’ institution.
Status and Statutory Requirements
For the crimes reported in England, the status of Harief Pearson and his accomplices is as follows:
- Harief Pearson: 11 years in prison (2019).
- Kydie McKenna: 10 years in prison (2019).
- Fulham Teenager: Four years in a young offenders’ institution (2019).
- Judicial Oversight: Sentenced at Harrow Crown Court following a Metropolitan Police investigation.
- Criminal Record: Attempted GBH; Attempting to pervert the course of justice; Administering poison to cause a miscarriage (teenager).
- Origin: Harlesden, London and Fulham, London.
Monitoring and Public Protection
Pearson and McKenna are managed under Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA) by the police and the National Probation Service in London. Due to the violent nature of the attack in Harlesden, their management is subject to intensive scrutiny to ensure the safety of the victim and the child. Authorities state that the use of detergent as a poison and the targeted kicks to a pregnant woman’s abdomen mark them as high-risk violent offenders who require strict supervision upon any eventual release.
As convicted violent offenders, the group must comply with all post-release licence conditions. Authorities state that their history of plotting to kill an unborn child in Harlesden necessitates permanent vigilance. Any future attempt to contact the victim, engage in further domestic violence, or display aggressive behaviour in London or elsewhere will result in immediate arrest and a return to the court system for a significant period of incarceration.
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