Killer jailed for 20 years for murder of mother-of-two and their unborn child

ITV News · ITV News · 2026-11-06 12:00 UTC

Zak Hughes beat pregnant mother-of-two Sarah Montgomery to death in her flat in Donaghadee, Co Down, in June 2025.

A man who beat pregnant mother-of-two Sarah Montgomery to death in her flat has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for murder and child destruction.

Zak Hughes, 29, from Ardglen Place in Belfast, had pleaded guilty earlier this year to the murder of his on-off partner Sarah, 27.

He was the father of Ms Montgomery’s two children and the unborn child who died in the attack which took place in her flat in Donaghadee, Co Down, last year.

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