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Woman Stabbed For Fetus
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Published: July 2, 2008
KENNEWICK, Wash. - KENNEWICK, Wash. - A 23-year-old woman is accused of stabbing to death a pregnant woman, cutting her unborn child out of her womb and trying to pass the baby off as her own.
Blue mechanic's gloves soaked in blood and a box cutter are among items suspected of being used to kill Araceli Camacho Gomez and steal her nearly full-term baby.
Details of the slaying were revealed Monday when Phiengchai Sisouvanh Synhavong made a preliminary appearance in Benton County Superior Court. She was ordered held without bail on suspicion of aggravated first-degree murder, pending arraignment today.
Camacho Gomez was found dead in a park around 1 a.m. Saturday with her hands and feet bound by yarn and "massive trauma to her stomach area," according to court documents. The 27-year-old, who was about 8 1/2 months pregnant, was stabbed in the chest.
The baby boy is in critical condition at a hospital.
The Associated Press
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