Lexington police charge man with fetal homicide after woman suffers miscarriage
Lexington police have charged a man with fetal homicide after a woman who was assaulted suffered a miscarriage early Friday.
Rigoberto Vasquez-Barradas, 24, is charged with first-degree fetal homicide, first-degree strangulation and second-degree assault — domestic violence, Lexington police said in a news release Friday night.
Police said they were called to respond to a domestic violence victim at a local hospital at 9:24 a.m. Friday.
Vasquez-Barradas was being held in the Fayette County Detention Center.
Karla Ward
Lexington Herald-Leader