Dynel Lane cut out Michelle Wilkins’ unborn baby, won’t face murder charges
A Colorado woman who attacked a pregnant woman and cut the seven-month-old unborn baby out of her stomach will not be charged with murder, according to reports. Pro-life groups have voiced their outrage as the woman will now face first-degree attempted murder, unlawful termination of pregnancy in the first degree, first-degree assault and second-degree assault .
Wilkins is expected to recover, but the baby did not survive the attack.“I know it has been widely reported… that the witness observed Aurora taking a gasping breath,” District Attorney Stan Garnett said. “However, upon a thorough examination by the Longmont Police Department, the witness clarified that Aurora was still. Her mouth was open, but she was not breathing, which is consistent with the medical evidence from the autopsy.”
9 News notes that “Colorado has twice rejected proposals to make the violent death of a fetus a homicide, refusing to join 38 other states and the federal government for fear such a law would be used to restrict abortions.”
“She must be insane to do something like this, but it was premeditated,” said Michael Lane, the father of Lane’s ex-husband told ABC. “It was premeditated. She had planned this and she had some expertise in doing this surgical procedure that she did.”
