Police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, have filed murder charges against a 22-year-old man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend and the unborn child she was carrying in a brutal beating Monday morning.
Police say the young couple lived together.
It was around 5 p.m. Monday when Tulsa police received reports of a suicidal man screaming inside an apartment.
The press release states that officers arrived to find Wilson’s mother performing CPR on Fielding, who was unconscious and splayed on the floor, bleeding from the head.
Allyssa Fielding.
Fielding’s severe injuries included multiple skull fractures and collapsed lungs.
Doctors on Monday declared Fielding brain dead.
Wilson was initially charged with a single count of first-degree murder for the unborn child’s death and one aggravated assault and battery charge for allegedly attacking Fielding.
Those charges were upgraded upon Fielding’s death, and he now faces two counts of first-degree murder.
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The station further reports the suspect took steps to ensure Fielding was cut off from her family and friends. Hospital staff allegedly found bruises across her entire body.
PEOPLE was unable to determine if Wilson has an attorney or has appeared in court to plead to the charges he faces.
If convicted, Wilson, who remains in police custody without bond, could be sentenced to death.
source: people.com
