A newlywed man is being held on a murder charge Wednesday after his pregnant wife staggered into a western Arkansas police station with a stab wound to her chest and collapsed.
Emergency responders rushed Celestia Duffin, who was nearly seven months pregnant, to a local hospital where doctors delivered her baby, though they were too late and both she and her son died.
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The couple married a week ago Wednesday, according to court records, but Herring told investigators they were already talking about divorce, Fort Smith police spokesman Sargent Daniel Grubbs said.
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Authorities believe that Duffin was driving with her husband when Herring stabbed her and caused her to crash.
She managed to run to the nearby police station, where she asked for help before collapsing and losing consciousness.
About the same time, someone called police about the accident and found Herring, who 'appeared to be in a state of shock,' Mr Grubbs said in a statement.
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