Audio recording of the incident made on a mobile phone and played to the court
, appeared at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday for sentencing after previously pleading guilty to charges of assault and criminal damage.
The second charge related to him ripping a £200 television off a wall and smashing it during an incident in March this year at his home.Megaw, described in court as a bus builder, could be heard shouting and his daughter was crying on the audio tape. The court was told he admitted punching his daughter on the forehead, slapping her on the face and damaging the TV.
The lawyer accepted the audio tape “paints a terrible picture” and said Megaw acknowledged he had anger problems that need to be addressed and the defendant was due to visit his GP in respect of that.Nigel Broderick said, after listening to the tape, it was “quite horrific” what Megaw had done to his daughter. “It is quite clear you are a violent man with anger management issues.”
He jailed the defendant for three months but Megaw was released on his own bail of £500 pending appeal.
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