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Pregnant woman loses baby after fight

Published: Wed, July 15, 2009 @ 12:05 a.m.

By John W. Goodwin Jr.

The woman had been listed in critical condition.

YOUNGSTOWN — A fight between two women, one five months pregnant, landed one woman in the county jail and may have caused the second woman to lose her unborn child.

Reports say the fight was over a man both women had been dating.

Regina Cansler, 19, of Kensington Avenue, appeared for arraignment Tuesday on felonious assault before Judge Elizabeth Kobly in Youngstown Municipal Court. She is being held in the Mahoning County jail on a $10,000 bond.

Cansler is due back in the court next Wednesday.

Police were called to the St. Elizabeth Health Center emergency room just after midnight Sunday in reference to a pregnant woman who had been stabbed. When officers arrived at the hospital, two witnesses to the fight laid out the details of the altercation.

According to the women, the 21-year-old pregnant woman was coming out of a store at the corner of Wick Avenue and Bissel Street when Cansler approached her, asking if she was ready to fight. The women told police Cansler and the pregnant woman do not get along because the pregnant woman’s boyfriend had been sleeping with Cansler.

According to police reports, the two woman started fighting in the parking lot near the convenience store. Sometime during the altercation Cansler was knocked to the ground and began swinging her arms at the pregnant woman.

The witnesses said the pregnant woman, after the fight had been broken up, noticed a large amount of blood on her shirt and that she had been bleeding heavily from the stomach area.

The pregnant woman was listed in critical condition and could not speak with officers. Late Monday evening, doctors determined the unborn child had no heart activity.

A nurse at the hospital told police that “in all probability, the abdominal trauma caused the placental abruption,” the police report said.

jgoodwin@vindy.com


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1 Tugboat (703 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

savages

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2 karol207 (14 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

Only in youngstown-what a shame!all ovr some looser!

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3 aeparish (633 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

I knew it! Baby daddy troubles!

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4 Morrigan (9 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

I hope she faces murder charges.

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5 babs68 (56 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

WOW...UNREAL!

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6 sistersun (32 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

Both females should've jumped on HIM. I hope this girl will learn a lesson,she killed a life.I hope the other female be okay,she's in my prayers.

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7Read blog Stan (2558 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

Low priority case . I see a slap on the wrist and probation . However if others get involved this may escalate to a killing .

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8 redvert (495 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

Anybody know the answer to the obvious question? We will no doubt see all three on Springer before the year is out.

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9 DragonFly664 (156 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

I bet you any money, the "father" is no where to be found and off humpin some other woman.

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10 dbinnc (50 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

Hmmmm, where do I start.
You have got to be kidding. Any "normal" person would have said "I can't fight, I'm pregnant. Let's get it on in 4 months after I deliver"

They BOTH should go on trial for murder. Is stupidity a crime??

I hate to bring race into this, but..........................

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11 queenbee (5 comments)posted 4 months, 9 days ago

so don't bring race into it...ignorance does not have a color or a race

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12 L0L (69 comments)posted 4 months, 8 days ago

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