Baby delivered alive after mother Devi Unmathallegadoo dies in London crossbow attack
- A 50-year-old man known to Devi Unmathallegadoo has been charged with her murder
- The victim’s husband, Imtiaz Muhammad, says his wife was shot in the abdomen in front of their five other children, by a man found hiding in a shed
British police say doctors have delivered a baby boy whose pregnant mother was shot dead with a crossbow at her home in London.
The Metropolitan Police force says 35-year-old Devi Unmathallegadoo was wounded in the abdomen during the attack on Monday. She died in a local hospital, where doctors delivered her son by caesarean section.
Police arrested 50-year-old Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo, who they say was known to the victim, although the nature of the relationship was not disclosed. He appeared in a London court Tuesday charged with murder. The victim’s husband, Imtiaz Muhammad, told the Evening Standard newspaper that she was shot in front of her five other children, aged between 1 and 17.
Muhammad said he found the killer hiding in their shed with a crossbow. He said: “I can’t help thinking she took my arrow. Maybe it should have hit me.”
She was a wonderful mother and wife. We were together seven years. I am heartbroken. We were inseparable
Ramanodge Unmathallegadoo appeared at Barkingside magistrates court on Tuesday and will appear at the Old Bailey on Thursday.