A 17-year-old California teenager is now facing charges after she reportedly stabbed a pregnant mother to death. The baby inside the mother's womb also died.
The stabbing took place on Nov. 21 at Venice, California and the mother, identified as 22-year-old Jasmine Preciado, was left bleeding on the streets. People reported that the teenager was not identified as she is a juvenile but she has been charged with two counts of murder.
The teenager reportedly denied the charges. She is scheduled to appear in a juvenile court on Jan. 10. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said that the teenager will remain in custody but it was not stated if she has an attorney representing her and if she entered a plea.
Initially, officials had no lead to the identity of the attacker/attackers but the teenager reportedly turned herself into the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday. There were no other arrests made but the authorities believed that the teen was with two more people during the stabbing incident.
Reports claimed that Preciado, who also has a three-year-old daughter, was only visiting Venice, California with her boyfriend. Allegedly, there was an altercation outside a store near Pacific and Windward avenues, which is also near the Venice Beach boardwalk.
Preciado was then stabbed four times, as per the report of Los Angeles County Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter. She was also stabbed in the neck, which ultimately led to her death, Cosmopolitan reported.
As per the surveillance video, the pregnant woman was seen seemingly being part of a scuffle near a dark SUV. Later, a woman runs in front of the SUV with what appeared to be a knife in her left hand. She then jumped into the SUV with other people then drove off.
A GoFundMe page was established for the funeral of Preciado as well as support for the young girl she left behind. As of writing, donations have amounted to $4,000.
