Mom kidnaps pregnant woman

UPDATE: Police now say Veronica Deramous’ 17-year-old son assisted in the assault. See update after links of london the jump…

Veronica Deramous wanted a baby. She just didn’t want to have one the natural way. So police say she approached a 29-year-old woman at a Washington, D.C. pregnancy shelter, saying she wanted to adopt her baby.

According to police, Deramous got the woman to come to her Suitland, Maryland home. That’s where she tied the expectant woman up with duct tape and held her hostage for several days. Deramous’ 17-year-old son was home at the time, but says he didn’t know what was happening in the back room…

Deramous kept the woman links of london bracelet hydrated and fed, apparently to keep the baby healthy. But sometime over the weekend, she decided to take the child by force. So she cut the woman’s womb with a utility knife. Police say Deramous had no medical training, and provided the woman with no pain killers.

The woman managed to escape Sunday morning after Deramous went to sleep. Residents in the apartment complex called the cops when they heard the two women struggling in the hall. By the time officers arrived, they say the woman’s injuries were so severe that neither mom nor child was expected to survive.

The woman underwent an links of london charms emergency C-section. Mom and daughter appear to be in critical condition, but they’re expected to recover.

Deramous is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and unlawful imprisonment.

The baby girl, meanwhile, has been named Miracle.

UPDATE: Police say links of london jewellery Veronica Deramous’ 17-year-old son helped with the attack that was far more depraved than originally reported. Here’s the updated version:

Deramous reportedly met 29-year-old Teka Adams at the Queen of Peace, Missionaries of Charity shelter, a site for the homeless and pregnant women with nowhere else to stay. She persuaded Adams to come to her apartment with the promise that she’d links of london give her baby clothes.