Gruesome injuries: Veronica Deramous is accused of kidnapping a woman she met at a homeless shelter before trying to cut out her victims unborn baby
A pregnant woman who was held at an apartment in a suburb of Washington in the US for five days escaped after her captor tried to cut the unborn baby from her womb, police said.
The victim, who was homeless, was expected to recover and her daughter was delivered by emergency Caesarean section, police added.
Veronica Deramous, 40, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, false imprisonment and other related charges, said Officer Michelle Reedy, a spokeswoman for Prince George's County police.
Authorities said Deramous befriended the woman at a homeless shelter and persuaded her to come to her apartment on December 1 with a promise of baby clothes.
Officer Reedy said Deramous attacked and tied up the woman. Days later, the woman escaped after Deramous tried to cut the unborn baby from her body.
"She bound the victim's hands and proceeded to try to cut the victim's abdomen to try to get the baby out," she said.
Police said Deramous had told relatives and her boyfriend that she was pregnant even though she was not.
At some point, Deramous fell asleep and the woman managed to free herself and flee the apartment, the officer said. Police received a call on Sunday and found the woman bleeding from cuts.
Authorities received a tip that Deramous was in Virginia's Arlington County, where she was arrested. She is waiting to be transported to Maryland to face the charges.
The baby girl was named Miracle Sky.
A pregnant woman locked up for five days by a woman she met at a homeless shelter escaped after her captor tried to cut the unborn baby from her womb.
The victim was expected to recover after her daughter, who she named Miracle, was delivered by emergency Cesarean section, police in Virginia, in the US, said.
Veronica Deramous, 40, was charged with attempted first-degree murder, false imprisonment and other related charges.
Authorities said Deramous befriended Teka Adams at a homeless shelter in Maryland and persuaded her to come to her apartment on December 1 with a promise of baby clothes.
Once there, Deramous attacked and bound the 29-year-old, who was in her third trimester.
'She bound the victim's hands and proceeded to try to cut the victim's abdomen to try to get the baby out,' police said. They say Deramous had told relatives and her boyfriend that she was pregnant even though she was not.
In the apartment where the alleged attack occurred, officers found bloody towels and a bowl with water and washcloths on a bedroom floor. They also found a box cutter and razor blades, which they believe Deramous used to cut Adams.
According to the police report, Deramous had her 17-year-old son hold Adams' hands behind her back as she bound her with duct tape and then held her in a bedroom. Her son has not been charged.
A police report quotes Deramous as telling Adams: 'You're strong, you can handle what I'm going to do to you.' She then turned up the volume of the TV in the bedroom, gagged Adams and began to cut her abdomen open. Adams moaned in pain and Deramous stopped, police said.
While Deramous slept early on Sunday, December 6, Adams managed to free herself and flee the apartment. A neighbour called police, who found her bleeding in the apartment complex parking lot.
Deramous and her son fled, before a tip-off led police to neighbouring Virginia, where they were arrested.
A nun who answered the phone at the Queen of Peace, Missionaries of Charity shelter for pregnant women in southeast Washington said the victim had stayed there for at least one month and left the shelter last week, but did not know Deramous.
Adams has named her baby girl Miracle Sky. The county Department of Social Services said it was accepting donations on behalf of the family, including clothing and money, after receiving several calls on Tuesday from those wanting to help.
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