A violent brute who subjected his pregnant girlfriend to months of sickening abuse grinned as he was marched from the dock to the cells.
Sol Philpott, 27, strangled, punched and terrorised the young woman in a reign of fear that lasted more than a year.
She told how she saw 'evil' in his eyes as he throttled her, describing the campaign of 'torture, control and manipulation' that nearly cost her life.
In one attack in the street, Philpott sneered that he 'did not mind' going to prison – while passersby ignored the terrified victim's screams.
On Friday, she sat just feet away from him at Canterbury Crown Court to see his twisted prophecy fulfilled.
