July 11, 2008

Crime news now, it was initially thought to be a senseless attack on a pregnant woman, an attack so brutal that the victim lost her baby. Corpus Christi Police tell us they were prepared to bring murder charges against the three suspected attackers. That's until it was discovered the woman was not pregnant.

The woman miscarried two weeks prior to last night's attack. Still yet three teenagers are now in trouble for the assault, an assault that seemed to be directed towards an unborn child

Police say this man, 19 year old Cordera Walton cheered two of his female cousins on encouraging them to kill his unborn baby. Those cousins, a 16 year old juvenile, and Avianca Dyer are accused of jumping the victim, knocking her to the ground kicking her in the abdomen while telling her their cousin didn't want the baby she was carrying.

The victim, only 18 was taken to the hospital where it was later determined she had lost her baby, but not as a result of the attack. Instead police tell us she had miscarried a couple of weeks prior. On the 1500 block of Stillman where the attack happened many of the older residents can't believe what happened. They tell us the area has been quite lately people keep to themselves.

Nueces County has used Texas' fetal homicide law before to charge someone in the death of an unborn child. Prosecutors and police were prepared to do it again that is until it was discovered the victim wasn't pregnant at the time of the attack. Instead, Walton and Dyer are facing charges of aggravated assault. Their bonds are both set at $40,000.