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Mass Man Slipped Girlfriend Abortion Pill Disguised As Vitamins: DA Mass Man Slipped Girlfriend Abortion Pill Disguised As Vitamins: DA
Mass Man Slipped Girlfriend Abortion Pill Disguised As Vitamins: DA A 43-year-old Brookline man is accused of giving his then-pregnant girlfriend an abortion pill but telling her it was a vitamin, causing her to have a miscarriage. authorities said Robert Kawada is charged with poisoning, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a pregnant person, and assault and battery on a household or family member, the Middlesex District Attorney said.  Watertown police believe Kawada gave the woman Misoprostol, a drug commonly used to end pregnancies. Planned Parenthood said the medication is 85 to 95 percent effective up to 11 weeks from conception. …

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by Josh Lanier
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3rd Man Wanted In Shooting That Killed Newborn In Western Mass Added To Most Wanted List 3rd Man Wanted In Shooting That Killed Newborn In Western Mass Added To Most Wanted List
3rd Man Wanted In Shooting That Killed Newborn In Western Mass Added To Most Wanted List A man who Hampden County police say was involved in a shooting that struck an innocent bystander and killed her unborn baby has been added to the state's most wanted list.  Kermith D. Alvarez is wanted on a murder charge in connection with the Oct. 4 shooting in Holyoke, the Hampden County District Attorney's Office said. Johnluis Sanchez, age 30, and Alejandro Ramos, age 22, were previously charged in the Oct. 4 shooting.  Related: Duo Nabbed In Holyoke Shooting That Led To Baby's Death Investigators said the men got into an argument and exchanged gunfire at the intersection of Sargean…

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by Josh Lanier
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Pregnant Mass Native, 37, Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Arizona Pregnant Mass Native, 37, Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Arizona
Pregnant Mass Native, 37, Killed In Apparent Murder-Suicide In Arizona A 37-year-old pregnant woman originally from Massachusetts was one of the victims of an apparent murder-suicide in Arizona last month, according to authorities. Sarah Scott, a Melrose native, was found shot the death along with 27-year-old Jacob De Zeeuw and 6-year-old Jacob at Phoenix home on Tuesday, March 21, Phoenix Police report. Investigators later determined that De Zeeuw fatally shot Sarah and Jacob before turning the gun on himself. Scott was four months pregnant at the time of her death, according to police. “We are saddened by the recent loss of a previous Melrose High School…

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by David Cifarelli
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New Listeria Outbreak With Unknown Food Source Under Investigation New Listeria Outbreak With Unknown Food Source Under Investigation
New Listeria Outbreak With Unknown Food Source Under Investigation A new multi-state outbreak of infections from Listeria is under investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). "A specific food item has not yet been identified as the source of this outbreak," the CDC said in a statement released on Wednesday, Feb. 15. "However, CDC is concerned that several recent illnesses have been reported. Listeria illness is rare, but it can result in serious illness or death." A total of 11 illnesses have been reported in 10 states, including New York, shown in the image above. Of those states, Michigan is the only state with more than one il…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach At Dorchester Gas Station Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach At Dorchester Gas Station
Pregnant Woman Stabbed In Stomach At Dorchester Gas Station A 30-year-old pregnant woman was in the hospital Thursday, Dec. 22, after she was stabbed in the stomach during a fight at a Boston gas station a day before, authorities said.  Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Caroline Merck told a judge that doctors were treating Vanessa Parham and her unborn child in the neonatal intensive care unit following the stabbing, per courtroom video from WCVB. The baby's condition was not disclosed.  Skilar Morris, 30, of Boston, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and carrying a dangerous weapon in the incident, the Suffolk C…

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by Josh Lanier
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Boston Man Told Pregnant Woman To 'Go Freshen Up' After Beating Her, Infant Boston Man Told Pregnant Woman To 'Go Freshen Up' After Beating Her, Infant
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…

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by David Cifarelli