Woman Attacks Pregnant Mom and Cuts 7-Month-Old Baby Out of Her Womb

State   |   Sarah Zagorski   |   Mar 19, 2015   |   11:53AM   |   Longmont, CO

On Wednesday, Dynel Catrece Lane was arrested after she attacked a pregnant woman and cut her 7-month-old unborn baby from her womb. In this unbelievable act of violence, the baby died but the woman is expected to survive.

Lane is scheduled to appear in court today and is being accused of three criminal felonies: attempted 1st degree murder, 1st degree assault and child abuse knowingly/recklessly resulting in death.

According to CBS News, the suspect was arrested at Longmont United Hospital after she and her husband came in with the deceased baby. Apparently Lane’s husband didn’t know about the crime and thought she miscarried their baby. He drove her to the hospital but is not considered a suspect. Lane has at least two children who live with her at their home in Longmont, Colorado.

The victim was seven-months pregnant and was visiting Lane’s home to buy baby clothes advertised on Craigslist.

A 911 recording shows the baby breathed a heavy last gasp before she died.

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Police spokesman, Jeff Satur, said, “This is a tragic case for a mother right now. She came by this house. She was attacked, and her baby was removed from her. We’ve made some requests of Craigslist to try to freeze that account. At this point, we don’t want to give away too much, because we don’t want it removed.”

He added, “Officers arrived on scene and could hear a female calling for help inside the home. Officers entered the home and located a female who had been beaten and stabbed in the stomach.”

Boulder County’s District Attorney, Stan Garnett, said his office will consider what formal charges to file. He said, “The issues involving an unborn child are complicated under Colorado law. In most circumstances, if a child was not actually born alive, then homicide charges are not possible.”

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Unfortunately, prosecutors will not be able to bring charges for the unborn child’s death because Colorado state law does not regard unborn children as human beings who deserve justice when they are killed. In 2013, Colorado Democrats killed a bill that would add the state to the list of more than 25 states that provide justice and protection for pregnant women and unborn children.

As LifeNews previously reported, many states recognize the unlawful killing of an unborn child as homicide in at least some circumstances. Colorado Rep. Janak Joshi supported the 2013 bill and hoped the committee would approve it.

He said, “…Colorado law has a glaring loophole that fails to protect unborn children who are harmed or killed during the commission of a crime. In the past, pro-abortion legislators have tried to dismiss this type of bill as unnecessary. Even though this bill is not about abortion, the radical pro-abortion lobby is pulling out all the stops to defeat this bill. In fact, Planned Parenthood has publicly admitted that they refuse to give even an inch when it comes to protecting pre-born babies.”