NewsAlert: Montreal man pleads guilty to murder of unborn child
Posted September 5, 2019 10:18 am.
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MONTREAL — A Montreal man charged with fatally stabbing his unborn baby has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and aggravated assault.
The guilty plea from Sofiane Ghazi, 39, came on the second day of his jury trial.
He had initially been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the stabbing of his ex-wife, who was 36 weeks pregnant.
The jury had heard that the mother was rushed to hospital and the child was delivered by emergency C-section following the July 24, 2017 attack.
After the birth, the baby had a heartbeat for several minutes before succumbing to the injuries.
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The Canadian Press
