A Colorado woman responding to a Craigslist ad for baby clothes was
beaten, stabbed and had her unborn baby cut from the womb Wednesday in a
brutal attack by another woman, police said.
The alleged attacker, a 34-year-old woman, showed up at Longmont United
Hospital with the dead fetus, claiming she had a miscarriage, Longmont
Police Commander Jeffrey M. Satur said.
Officers responded to a call at 2:41 p.m. in Longmont, a city about 30
miles north of Denver, and could hear the injured woman yelling from
inside a Green Place home where she reportedly went to buy clothes after
replying to an ad on Craigslist.
"This is a tragic case for a mother right now," Satur told the Longmont Times-Call. "She came by this house. She was attacked, and her baby was removed from her."
The victim, who was seven months pregnant, underwent surgery and is expected to recover, Satur said.
The suspect was arrested at the hospital at 7:46 p.m. and taken to
Boulder County Jail, where she faces felony charges of attempted
first-degree murder, assault and child abuse knowingly/recklessly
resulting in death.
"The issues involving an unborn child are complicated under Colorado
law," Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett told the Times-Call.
"In most circumstances, if a child was not actually born alive, then
homicide charges are not possible."
Police have not named the woman.
Detectives are processing the crime scene at the suspect's home.
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