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Boston Man Told Pregnant Woman To 'Go Freshen Up' After Beating Her, Infant
A Boston man is awaiting a dangerousness hearing after he was charged with beating a pregnant woman and assaulting an infant, the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office said.
Marvin De La Cruz, age 23, attacked and strangled the woman, who is two months pregnant, while she was sleeping in her bedroom in Dorchester on Saturday, June 25, the office reports.
De La Cruz apparently punched the woman in the head, dragged her to the ground by her hair, and kicked her in the stomach, the office reports. He then proceeded to strangle her until she lost consciousness.
De La Cruz also covered a…