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Unborn baby dies after alleged assault on Charlotte woman

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A Charlotte woman’s unborn baby died Monday after authorities said her boyfriend physically assaulted her.

Officers responded to a report of domestic assault at a home in the 800 block of Farmhurst Drive in southwest Charlotte Sunday, Nov. 2. 

When officers arrived, they discovered a pregnant female victim who stated she had been physically assaulted by her boyfriend.

The victim declined to be transported to the hospital at the time.

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Officers obtained warrants for Arnold Noe Santos Deras, 21, for Assault on a Female, Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence, and Battery of Unborn Child.

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Detectives were contacted by the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner Monday, Nov. 3, notifying them that the victim received medical treatment at a local hospital, where she had given birth to a 15-week-old stillborn fetus.

Santos Deras turned himself in to CMPD Thursday, Nov. 6. He is being charged with the following:

  • Breaking and Entering
  • Assault on a Female
  • Misdemeanor Crime of Domestic Violence
  • Battery of an Unborn Child
  • Assault by Strangulation
  • Murder of an Unborn Child

The investigation into this case is active and ongoing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 704-432-8477 (TIPS) and speak directly to a Homicide Unit detective.

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