A woman advertising baby clothes on Craigslist lured a pregnant stranger to her Colorado home and then stabbed her in the belly and took out her unborn child, police say.
The 26-year-old expectant mother, who was seven months pregnant, was found beaten and stabbed at the suspect's home, Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said. She had undergone surgery, and on Thursday was alert and answering questions, police said.
Lane was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and child abuse knowingly and recklessly resulting in death.
"The issues involving an unborn child are complicated under Colorado law," he told the Longmont Times-Call. "In most circumstances, if a child was not actually born alive, then homicide charges are not possible."
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The 26-year-old expectant mother, who was seven months pregnant, was found beaten and stabbed at the suspect's home, Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said. She had undergone surgery, and on Thursday was alert and answering questions, police said.
Lane was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of attempted first-degree murder, first-degree assault and child abuse knowingly and recklessly resulting in death.
"The issues involving an unborn child are complicated under Colorado law," he told the Longmont Times-Call. "In most circumstances, if a child was not actually born alive, then homicide charges are not possible."
http://7online.com/news/woman-accused-of-cutting-baby-from-pregnant-womans-womb/564120/
