A 34-year-old woman was accused of stabbing a pregnant woman in the stomach and removing her baby, while the expectant mother visited her home to buy baby clothes advertised on Craigslist, Colorado authorities said.
Officers called to the residence Wednesday afternoon found the 26-year-old victim, who was seven months pregnant, stabbed and beaten, Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur told the Daily Times-Call newspaper.
Officers called to the residence Wednesday afternoon found the 26-year-old victim, who was seven months pregnant, stabbed and beaten, Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur told the Daily Times-Call newspaper.
The 26-year-old victim had gone to the suspect's home in Longmont to buy baby clothes in response to a Craigslist ad when she was attacked around 2.30pm Wednesday.
'Officers arrived on scene and could hear a female calling for help inside the home,' a statement from Longmont Police said, according to The Longmont Times-Call.
'Officers entered the home and located a female who had been beaten and stabbed in the stomach.'
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Scene: A 26-year-oldwoman who was seven months pregnant showed up at this Longmont, Colorado home Wednesday to buy baby clothes she'd seen in a Craigslist post, but was horrifically attacked, police say
Investigation: Police say the 34-year-old woman who lives at the home stabbed the pregnant woman and 'removed' her baby. Seen here is a heavily-armed officer outside the property Wednesday afternoon
Warrant: Police hoped to gain access to the home Wednesday night using a search warrant. Investigators say they have an 'idea' of the motive of the attack but are not ready to release it until charges are filed
Interview: A man seen near the address of the attack is questioned bu police
'It was later learned, the female was pregnant and her baby had been removed.
'The victim was transported to the Longmont United Hospital where she underwent surgery and is expected to recover.'
Longmont police Cmdr. Jeff Satur told The Daily Mail that the female suspect then went to Longmont United Hospital herself. She was carrying the victim's dead baby and telling hospital staff that she had suffered a miscarriage.
After speaking with the victim, police were able to arrest the suspect at the hospital around 7.46pm.
She is facing charges of attempted murder in the first degree, first degree assault, and child abuse knowingly and recklessly resulting in death.
Investigators have not released the names of the suspect and the pregnant woman but say they did not know each other.
Police planned to enter the suspect's home on Wednesday night after obtaining a search warrant.
They hope the search will better explain what motivated the suspect to engage in such a crazed attack.
'This is a tragic case for a mother right now,' Satur told Fox 31 Denver.
'She came by this house. She was attacked, and her baby was removed from her.'
The alleged assailant has two children, Satur said.
Her husband apparently drove her and the baby to the hospital.
The suspect is scheduled to appear at the Boulder County Jail at 2pm Thursday, where she will be named.
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