Man stabbed 6-months-pregnant girlfriend as she 'curled in a ball' to protect unborn baby during child visitation: Police

A 31-year-old antheral successful Florida is accused of stabbing his large woman and choking her, allegedly continuing to onslaught her aft she curled into a shot to support her unborn child.

D'Andre Burgess is charged with 1 number each of first-degree attempted premeditated murder, aggravated battery connected a large unfortunate and home artillery by strangulation, tribunal records show.

According to a probable origin affidavit, West Palm Beach constabulary responded to a residence successful the 1000 artifact of Lincoln Road astatine 4:52 p.m. Saturday for a reported stabbing. Burgess' parent met officers extracurricular erstwhile they arrived. As constabulary were gathering accusation from the mother, the unfortunate emerged from the residence "covered successful blood."

Paramedics rushed the unfortunate to St. Mary's Hospital nether a trauma alert.

The parent told constabulary that Burgess and his woman had stopped by to sojourn their 1-year-old child. After the visitation, the 2 were lasting extracurricular erstwhile the unfortunate allegedly warned the parent that Burgess had a knife.

"[The mother] observed Burgess onslaught [the victim] by hitting her and grabbing her," the affidavit states. "During the attack, [the mother] observed humor connected [the victim] and noticed Burgess holding a knife. [The victim] fell to the crushed wherever Burgess got connected apical of her."

The parent could not propulsion Burgess disconnected the woman, but said she grabbed the weapon from him, giving the unfortunate a accidental to tally into the residence. Burgess allegedly followed her inside, got connected apical of her again and continued striking her. Burgess' parent again tried to intervene, but called constabulary erstwhile she could not propulsion Burgess disconnected the victim.

At the hospital, the unfortunate told constabulary she had gone to the residence to sojourn her kid and was extracurricular eating luncheon erstwhile Burgess "asked to person a existent speech with her."

The pistillate said Burgess past moved his clothing, revealed a weapon tucked into his waistband and threatened her.

"Burgess advised the unfortunate that they were some going to dice oregon helium was going to bash 1 100 (100) years successful jail," the affidavit states.

The pistillate said she became frightened and moved person to the door, speaking louder to alert Burgess' mother. She said she tried to drawback the knife, but Burgess allegedly pulled it distant conscionable arsenic his parent was exiting the home.

"[The victim] yelled to [the mother] that Burgess had a weapon and was trying to termination her," the affidavit states. "At that point, Burgess pulled the weapon from the waistband and began to stab [the victim]. [She] dropped to the crushed and curled successful a shot to support her unborn child."

When Burgess' parent got the weapon distant from Burgess, the unfortunate retreated inside, which is erstwhile Burgess attacked her a 2nd time, according to the affidavit. He allegedly grabbed her by the neck, moved her to a sofa and got connected apical of her, wrapping some hands astir her neck.

"[The victim] advised she was incapable to speech and was gasping for air," the affidavit says. "[The victim] started to achromatic retired conscionable arsenic Burgess fto spell of her neck."

Realizing Burgess had left, the unfortunate walked extracurricular and recovered that constabulary had already arrived.

Police said the unfortunate suffered lacerations to her neck, hand, bosom and kneecap.

Authorities booked Burgess into the Palm Beach County Jail, wherever helium is being held without bond, records show. He is scheduled to instrumentality to tribunal Dec. 3 for an archetypal lawsuit conference.