Violent boyfriend jailed for battering partner

A violent and controlling boyfriend who beat his partner as she cowered holding their child has been jailed for 20 months. Israil Miah, 36, lay in wait outside the home of girlfriend Shayra Jahan in Stepney, east London, at around 3am on 28 February this year. Ms Jahan was awoken in the early hours by one of their two young children and popped outside to throw away some rubbish after preparing a bottle for the youngster. As she went back…