Pregnant woman stabbed in Royal Oak Township; man arrested, police say
Michigan State Police say a 35-year-old man stabbed a 35-year-old pregnant woman Friday evening after an argument at a home near Eight Mile and Woodward. The woman and her unborn child are in stable condition, and the man is in the Oakland County Jail.
By OCJ Staff
A pregnant woman was hospitalized after she was stabbed Friday evening at a home in Royal Oak Township, and a man is in custody, Michigan State Police said.
Troopers were called at about 6:03 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, to a home in the Bethlawn Boulevard area, near Eight Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, according to an MSP release reported by WWJ Newsradio 950 and ABC12. State police patrol the township.
What police say happened
According to the preliminary investigation, a 35-year-old man came to the home to visit his child. He got into an argument with a 35-year-old woman, then assaulted and stabbed her and left, police said.
Troopers gave the woman first aid until paramedics arrived and took her to a hospital. Police said "both the woman and her unborn child are in stable condition," ABC12 reported.
Authorities have not said how the man and woman are related.
Arrest
MSP Metro South troopers and Sumpter Township police located and arrested the man, ABC12 and WWJ reported. The reports did not say where he was arrested. He is being held in the Oakland County Jail.
Police have not released his name, and no charges had been announced as of Monday morning. The Journal does not name suspects until they are charged. State police said the investigation is ongoing.
This story uses reporting from WWJ Newsradio 950 and ABC12.