'' A 31-year-old Louisiana man allegedly stabbed his pregnant wife in the stomach and ripped the unborn baby from her womb ? a horrific attack that has investigators trying to determine a motive.

Jeffrey Reynolds, of Walker, was arrested Tuesday on first-degree feticide in the death of the fetus and attempted second-degree murder of his wife, Paula, who was seven-and-a-half months pregnant.

The 28-year-old woman was in critical, but stable condition, authorities said Wednesday.

Deputies with the Livingston Parish Sheriff?s Office found the baby dead inside the couple?s home Tuesday following the incident. It suffered a large laceration wound on its head, according to CBS News.''




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