An ex-boyfriend of a heavily pregnant woman who lost her baby after being attacked in a Peckham street has appeared in court charged with child destruction.

Kevin Wilson, 21, was remanded in custody when he appeared at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court accused of repeatedly kicking Malorie Bantala in the stomach.

Miss Bantala, 21, who was eight months' pregnant, was attacked by two men wearing motorcycle helmets near her home in Peckham on Monday night.

Wilson, of the Longfield Estate, Bermondsey, appeared in custody charged with child destruction and GBH with intent.

The accused, identified by Miss Bantala as the father of her unborn child, looked around the courtroom as he entered the dock.

Wearing a grey tracksuit and flanked by two security officers, he replied "yes" three times as he was asked by the court clerk to confirm his name, address date of birth.

Chairman of the bench Tim Cohen remanded Wilson in custody ahead of the next hearing at Woolwich Crown Court on July 2.

Miss Bantala remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering internal bleeding.