What happened: A West Palm Beach man is accused of trying to kll his six month pregnant girlfriend with a knife Saturday, months after his arrest for stabbing her.
Background: Officers with the West Palm Beach Police Department arrested 31-year-old D’Andre Burgess on Saturday night after officers were called to a home on Lincoln Road around 4:52 p.m. Burgess and the VIC were at the home visiting their one-year-old chld when an argument escalated.
The VIC told police Burgess pulled a knife from his waistband and told her they were both going to die or that he was going to spend 100 years in jail. The woman is about six months pregnant, according to the affidavit.
A family member who witnessed the attack told police Burgess got on top of the woman and continued attacking her. The witness tried to pull him off but was unsuccessful.
The witness eventually grabbed the knife from Burgess, giving the woman a chance to run inside the home. Burgess followed her inside, got on top of her again and continued striking her.
He also allegedly grabbed her by the neck and choked her until she was unable to speak and was gasping for air.
The available details are limited to the information verified at publication time. Readers should expect updates as the matter develops.
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Source: official sources including CBS12 News.
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