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Unborn child attacked
A woman was charged with attempted homicide and aggravated assault on Thursday after allegedly cutting her pregnant neighbor's belly in an attempt to steal her unborn baby, authorities said. Peggy Jo Conner, 38, of Ford City, Pennsylvania, was accused of knocking eight-months pregnant Valerie Oskin unconscious on Wednesday and taken to woods, where she tried to extract her baby. She started cutting Oskin's belly until a passer-by saw the two women and called police. Conner said she was trying to take the baby, according to prosecutor Scott Andreassi. Oskin, 30, was rushed to hospital where she underwent a caesarean section. The baby appears in good health, according to authorities.
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