Woman admits to ‘cutting’ baby from pregnant neighbour’s womb

Warning: the details of this story may upset some readers.

A woman has admitted to "cutting" a baby from her pregnant neighbour's womb before killing her. North Dakota woman Brooke Crews said that she murdered 22-year-old Savanna Greywind last year. The pregnant woman was reported missing in August and soon after, a newborn baby was discovered in the same spot that she was last seen. Crews has been sentenced to life in prison. USA Today reports that 38-year-old Crews said there is "no excuse" for what she did. The court heard that she said:

“There is no excuse. There is no rationalization. There is nothing."

The father of Greywind's baby, Ashton Matheny, told the judge that learning how his girlfriend died "tore me apart." Before her death, Greywind had visited Crews and William Henry Hoehn in an apartment building in Fargo, North Dakota. The court heard that Greywind and Crews argued before the pregnant woman was briefly knocked out. Crews then began cutting her and Greywind bled to death. Crews and Hoehn told police that the pregnant women had been helping Crews with a "sewing project." They were arrested and charged with Felony Conspiracy to Commit Kidnapping. Hoehn will stand trial in May. He is pleading not guilty to all charges.