Norfolk News
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Suffolk Police have filed charges against a pregnant woman who was found shot in the stomach Thursday morning. Tammy Skinner is accused of shooting herself in the stomach, killing her unborn child.
The 22-year-old was due to give birth to a baby girl that day. The baby did not survive.
Skinner was taken to police headquarters around noon Tuesday, where she was charged. A $15,000 bond has been set.
Skinner is charged with causing an abortion, use of a fire arm in the commission of a felony, and filing a false report.
Illegally inducing an abortion is a class four felony, and is punishable by 2-10 years in prison and a fine of not more than $100,000.
~Wavy News 10 Report
Suffolk Police have filed charges against a pregnant woman who was found shot in the stomach Thursday morning. Tammy Skinner is accused of shooting herself in the stomach, killing her unborn child.
The 22-year-old was due to give birth to a baby girl that day. The baby did not survive.
Skinner was taken to police headquarters around noon Tuesday, where she was charged. A $15,000 bond has been set.
Skinner is charged with causing an abortion, use of a fire arm in the commission of a felony, and filing a false report.
Illegally inducing an abortion is a class four felony, and is punishable by 2-10 years in prison and a fine of not more than $100,000.
~Wavy News 10 Report