Man charged over Peckham baby death attack

[Jazzy]

A man has been charged with child destruction and causing grievous bodily harm with intent following an attack on a heavily-pregnant woman.

Malorie Bantala, 21, who was 32 weeks pregnant, lost her baby after being attacked by two men in Peckham, south London, on Monday evening.

Kevin Wilson, 20, of Stansfield House, Longfield Estate, south-east London, is due in court later.

The woman waited more than an hour for an ambulance that never arrived.

She was eventually taken to hospital by police after a 70-minute wait but lost her baby in the early hours of Tuesday.

The London Ambulance Service issued an apology for an ambulance not reaching her and said the first 999 call, made by a member of the public, had been assessed as a "lower priority call".

The call was made at 20:16 BST on Monday and the Metropolitan Police cancelled the request for an ambulance at 21:25 when its officers took the woman to hospital.

She is said to still be in a critical condition.

Police said the woman was pushed to the ground by two men in motorcycle helmets who allegedly kicked and stamped on her stomach.

Detectives said she was in intensive care but had managed to provide an account of the attack to officers.

The attackers ran off and no motorbike was found, with police saying the helmets may have been worn as a disguise.

Police said they wanted any witnesses to come forward.

Mr Wilson is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court. The charge of child destruction is under the Infant Life (Preservation) Act 1929.

Poor woman and I cannot believe the ambulance never arrived. Glad they caught one of her attackers and hope they find the other one too.

 

[Wonko]

I just don't get this at all, why would any one do this!!!

 

[Smiley]

I'm confused too. Why did they exactly do what they did? :???: The article makes it seem like they just came out of nowhere and did it just for the sake of doing it, for no apparent reason.

I feel like there's more to the story than it's revealed here. Maybe one of the attackers is the father of the (now dead) baby who doesn't want to have a child, so he ganged up with his friend to "solve the problem". :unsure2: