Charges for Man Who Stomped on Girlfriend's Stomach in Attempt to Kill Fetus

By Philip Caulfield, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Credit: Police handout via NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

Anoka County authorities say Kenneth Turner entered his ex-girlfriend's apartment in Fridley early Friday and attacked her for three hours, at one point stomping on her pregnant stomach.

April 19, 2012 Updated Apr 19, 2012 at 10:35 AM PDT

A Minnesota man tried to kill a fetus by stomping on his pregnant girlfriend's stomach, police said.

Kenneth L. Turner, 28, of Fridley, kicked, punched and choked his on-again, off-again girlfriend at her apartment during a three-hour attack early Friday, at one point ordering her to lie on her back before stomping on her stomach with both feet, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reported.

The victim is two months pregnant. During the attack, Turner told her she didn't "deserve the baby" and said he was going to kill it, the newspaper said.

He was arrested after the woman managed to call police at around 8 a.m.

The woman, who was not identified, suffered vaginal bleeding and pain in her stomach, but police say the fetus survived.

Turner was charged with first-degree attempted murder of an unborn child and domestic assault. He previously was convicted of domestic assault and other felonies, according to the Star-Tribune.

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