Man Accused Of Pummeling Pregnant Wife Until Baby Died Won't Face Homicide Charges

Man Accused Of Pummeling Pregnant Wife Until Baby Died Won't Face Homicide Charges

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- A Central Florida man who doctors believe beat his pregnant wife so severely that it killed their unborn baby will not be charged with homicide, according to authorities.

Investigators said Mohammad Khan was taken into custody this week after the alleged attack on his pregnant wife at a home in Windermere, Fla.

"It started as a verbal argument and through that argument became physical," Orange County sheriff's Sgt. Spike Hopkins said. "When I saw him, he didn't seem remorseful about the occurrence at all."

"(It's a story) that is upsetting to deputies involved the case," Local 6's Laura Diaz said. "The reason why police can't charge the man with murder is that his baby died in utero. His wife was 16 weeks along, not the required 26 weeks in order to file charges."

After his arrest, deputies said Khan told them he didn't know his wife was pregnant.

Kahn faces felony charges of aggravated battery on a pregnant woman.

In a statement, Khan's wife said she does not want police to prosecute her husband, the report said.

"She told police (that) her father told her it was her fault she lost the baby," Diaz said.

The woman's condition was not known Wednesday.