100 year prison sentence for woman who cut baby from stranger's womb

A US judge sentenced a woman who cut a baby from a stranger's womb to 100 years in prison, including the maximum penalties for attempted murder and unlawful termination of a pregnancy.

100 year prison sentence for woman who cut baby from stranger's womb

A US judge sentenced a woman who cut a baby from a stranger's womb to 100 years in prison, including the maximum penalties for attempted murder and unlawful termination of a pregnancy.

Judge Maria Berkenkotter said the harshest sentences for the most serious charges were justified by the brutality of the 2015 attack in Colorado, which she described as performing a caesarean with a kitchen knife.

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