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Killer who beat pregnant mum of his two kids to death jailed for at least 20 years
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Manchester Evening News and Birmingham Mail are the outlets attached to this story. The first report grouped here was at 6 Nov 2026, 12:47 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Killer who beat pregnant mum of his two kids to death jailed for at least 20 years”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The judge told Zak Hughes during sentencing that 'when [Sarah Montgomery] screamed out for mercy, you continued to strike her at least 59 times until you killed her and her unborn child'
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Birmingham Mail
Pregnant mum-of-two struck 'at least 59 times' by killer who has been jailed for life
- Picked up by Manchester Evening News
Killer who beat pregnant mum of his two kids to death jailed for at least 20 years
Same story, different outlets
2 headlinesEach line is that outlet's headline. The article stays on the publisher's site.