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Peckham baby death attack accused appears in court | |
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A man has appeared in court charged with child destruction and causing grievous bodily harm with intent after an attack on a heavily-pregnant woman. | |
Malorie Bantala, 21, who was 32 weeks pregnant, lost her baby after being attacked by two men in Peckham, south London, on Monday evening. | Malorie Bantala, 21, who was 32 weeks pregnant, lost her baby after being attacked by two men in Peckham, south London, on Monday evening. |
Kevin Wilson, 20, of Stansfield House, Longfield Estate, appeared at Camberwell Magistrates' Court. | |
The woman waited more than an hour for an ambulance that never arrived. | The woman waited more than an hour for an ambulance that never arrived. |
She was eventually taken to hospital by police after a 70-minute wait but suffered a miscarriage in the early hours of Tuesday. | |
'Critical condition' | |
The London Ambulance Service issued an apology for an ambulance not reaching her and said the first 999 call, made by a member of the public, had been assessed as a "lower priority call". | The London Ambulance Service issued an apology for an ambulance not reaching her and said the first 999 call, made by a member of the public, had been assessed as a "lower priority call". |
The call was made at 20:16 BST on Monday and the Metropolitan Police cancelled the request for an ambulance at 21:25 when its officers took the woman to hospital. | The call was made at 20:16 BST on Monday and the Metropolitan Police cancelled the request for an ambulance at 21:25 when its officers took the woman to hospital. |
Detectives said Ms Bantala is said to remain in a critical condition in intensive care but had managed to provide an account of the attack to officers. | |
Police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward. | |