A Kentucky man has been accused of secretly aborting his pregnant girlfriend’s baby by swapping her prescribed medication with abortion pills, with police saying he committed the crime “because his family would kill him” if he had a child with the victim.
Abdullah Mohmand allegedly snuck his girlfriend the pills after he told her that his family in Afghanistan would not approve of him having a child with her, according to court documents obtained by WDKY.
“Mohmand had told her they could not have a baby because his family would kill him,” the documents stated, citing statements his girlfriend allegedly made while speaking to the police.
The victim contacted authorities on Monday, May 25, to report that Mohmand, 26, had allegedly replaced medication she was taking with an “unknown medication.”
“At approximately 7:30 a.m., the Kentucky State Police … was notified of a female of Glasgow, reporting that her boyfriend, Abdulah Mohmand, 26, of Bowling Green, had replaced her prescription medication with an unknown medication,” a press release shared by the Kentucky State Police on May 25 read. “She advised that she was pregnant and had concerns for the safety of her unborn child. After an investigation, a search warrant for Mr. Mohmand’s residence was obtained.”
Police searched Mohmand’s residence and found misoprostol, which is a medication that can be used to induce labor or terminate a pregnancy. Investigators later determined that misoprostol was the same medication Mohmand used to kill the couple’s child, per the news release.
While speaking to authorities, Mohmand claimed he had “no knowledge” of the pills that had replaced his girlfriend’s prescribed medication, according to court documents.
Meanwhile, the girlfriend explained that she called the police because she didn’t know what the substance that she consumed was.
“[The misoprostol] was found to match the unknown medication that was located at the female’s residence,” police said in the release.
Mohmand was later arrested and was charged with attempted fetal homicide, according to online records. He was booked in the Barren County Jail without bond, and he is next scheduled to appear in court for his arraignment hearing on June 25.
It is not currently clear if Mohmand has entered a plea or retained legal counsel following his arrest. The Kentucky State Police did not immediately respond to Us Weekly’s request for comment regarding the case.
The investigation into the case remains ongoing and is being led by Detective Jason Warinner, according to the release.
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