Two folks have been charged with forcibly triggering a miscarriage and disposing of the physique of a child following a years-long investigation.
Elliot Benham, 23, and Sophie Harvey, 23, have been arrested following property searches that befell greater than two years in the past.
The pair are charged with ‘procuring a poison/noxious factor to trigger a miscarriage’, concealing the delivery of a kid and disposing of a child’s physique.
It’s believed the offences befell between September 1, 2018 and December 1, 2018, and observe an extended investigation by Gloucestershire police’s Main Crime Investigation Crew.
Elliot Benham, 23, and Sophie Harvey, 23, have been arrested following property searches (pictured) that befell greater than two years in the past
The pair are charged with ‘procuring a poison/noxious factor to trigger a miscarriage’, concealing the delivery of a kid and disposing of a child’s physique
The ‘Offences In opposition to the Particular person Act 1861’ states it’s a felony offence to attempt to trigger your personal abortion (Pictured: Police at a property throughout the investigation section)
Benham, of Swindon, Wiltshire, and Harvey, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire, will each seem at Cheltenham Magistrates’ Courtroom on Thursday, January 5.
That is the primary replace within the case after searches befell at areas in Swindon and Cheltenham in September 2020 in reference to the investigation.
The ‘Offences In opposition to the Particular person Act 1861’ states it’s a felony offence to attempt to trigger your personal abortion.
It’s alleged on this case that the being pregnant was previous 24 weeks and was not carried out by a registered medical practitioner.
In England, abortions are authorized as much as 24 weeks’ gestation if carried out by a registered medical practitioner, and could be carried out after 24 weeks in very restricted circumstances
