Newborn dies in Montreal after mother was stabbed several times
MONTREAL — A newborn who was delivered by emergency C-section after its mother was stabbed multiple times died in hospital Monday, police said.
A 37-year-old man who is the woman’s partner was taken into custody several hours later, said spokesman Jean-Pierre Brabant.
Police were called to a home in the city’s Montreal North borough around 2:30 a.m. and found the woman, 33, stabbed multiple times in the upper and lower body.
The suspect was not at home when police arrived and the victim, who was eight months pregnant, was transported to hospital.