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A STALKER who attempted to murder a heavily pregnant mum by stabbing her on the school run has been jailed.

Andreea Pintilli, 29, was knifed in the back at least five times in Aberfan, Wales, on December 5.

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Andreea Pintilli was knifed in the backCredit: WNS
Daniel Mihai Popescu had become obsessed with the mum

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Daniel Mihai Popescu had become obsessed with the mumCredit: WNS

Daniel Mihai Popescu, 29, had been bombarding Andreea with phonecalls from withheld numbers leading up to the horror.

He also filmed the mum-of-two as she sat outside her home and uploaded the creepy footage to TikTok.

Popescu has now been jailed for 17 years and four months after pleading guilty to attempted murder and stalking.

Andreea had only moved to Aberfan a month before she was attacked by Popescu.

She was dropping her two children off at school when the knifeman lunged at her in the busy street.

One witness said she heard “screams” so ran outside to help Andreea as she lay on the street.

Armed police swooped on a home several hours after the attack and arrested Popescu.

The mum, who was 37 weeks pregnant at the time, was rushed to hospital but discharged the following day.

Her former partner Teodor Balan, 34, described her as a “very good mother” to their two children.

He said: “Thank God she is OK. I was so worried about her.

“She is a very good mother. She is looking after the children very well. It was difficult for her to bring up two children while working part-time.

“She called me in the morning. I’m still friends with her. I helped her move her stuff and helped her paint.”

Andreea was rushed to hospital following the horror

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Andreea was rushed to hospital following the horrorCredit: WNS

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