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Pregnant woman dies after hitting head during fight -- in court

DAN STAMM NBC Philadelphia 02/07/2011 17:06
Pregnant woman dies after hitting head during fight -- in court - USA - crime - weird - Philadelphia - Pennsylvania


A 21-year-old pregnant woman died after a fight at Philadelphia Traffic Court Monday afternoon. Tovoyia Owens, a mother to a three-year-old girl, and her current boyfriend were leaving the courthouse at 800 Spring Garden St. when they had some sort of altercation with an ex-boyfriend and a group of men just before 2 p.m., sources said.



Witnesses said that about five men attacked Owens outside the courthouse.

During the fight one of the men allegedly struck the mother-to-be in the head causing Owens to fall to the ground possibly hitting her head against the pavement, police said.

Owens was pronounced dead at 3:10 p.m. at Hahnemann Hospital after the altercation.

A 29-year-old man believed to be the ex was arrested, said sources. His exact role in the brawl wasn't immediately clear.



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