The trial of a British man accused of raping his pregnant partner while she was in labour is ongoing in Hull Crown Court.

According to reports by The Hull Daily Mail, the man was in bed with his long-term partner when she started experiencing contractions. The reports state that the man work up, said that he was “feeling horny” and began having sex with his partner despite her protests. Michael Greenhalgh, prosecuting said the woman was in extreme pain. "She was in bed, naked as she normally would be. In order to try and relieve the pressure and the pain of the contractions, she got onto all fours because she had been told that was a way of relieving the pain. She was in that position when the defendant woke up. "He saw her naked on all fours and said 'I feel horny', to which she replied 'are you serious?'. The defendant then got behind her and started having sex with her." "She made it clear to him that that was not something she wanted or something she was consenting to," he said. "How did she do that? Well, in the first place it was obvious, one might have thought, because she was crying in pain from the contractions, but she also told him to stop it and said to him 'please don't.'" "The defendant didn't listen to that and continued having sex with her." The woman gave birth to a son a few hours later. The accused denies the pair had sex. The trial continues.