A woman slashed the throat of a new mother ...fled with her 1-week-old

[auntAgonist]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/09/16/baby.kidnapped.ap/index.html


LONEDELL, Missouri (AP) -- A woman slashed the throat of a new mother in a rural Missouri home Friday and fled with her 1-week-old daughter, the Franklin County Sheriff's Department said.

The 21-year-old mother, who was in serious condition in a St. Louis hospital, told police she did not know the attacker who had knocked on her door to use the telephone, Maj. Mike Copeland said.

Stephenie Ochsenbine's 1-year-old son was also in the house at the time, but was unharmed. Her boyfriend, James Woods, was at work at the time, Copeland said.

He said the attacker stabbed Ochsenbine several times and slit her throat. Ochsenbine passed out. When she awoke, she discovered the baby missing and went to neighbor Pat Bearden's home to call police. She may have been unconscious for some time, police said.

"She was standing there with blood all over her and said, 'Somebody stole my baby,"' said Bearden, who called 911.

He also said there were signs of a struggle in the house and that evidence supported Ochsenbine's story.

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[Burma Jones]

1. that's one tough Mom

I sure as hell hope she gets her baby back......

[Ediacara]

2. What a terrible story! Can I ask you a favor?

(I'm starting to sound like a robot). Could you please edit your post and reduce the size of the excerpt to 4 paragraphs to be in compliance with DU's rules on copyrights?

[auntAgonist]

4. sorry :(

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[ccjlld]

3. They issued an Amber alert here last night

for this baby. So far, I don't think they've found her. That mom is amazing, I'm so glad whoever took the baby didn't manage to kill her. I hope she gets her precious little one back soon and both recover quickly.