Dallas Police Arrest Four Family Members For Beating Pregnant Teen To Kill Baby

Authorities in Dallas, U.S picked up four family members on Tuesday, June 2, fro their alleged involvement in the brutal bartery of a 14 year old girl who was reportedly impregnated by another family member.

 

Police said the attack occurred in 2013, but the alleged victim, who police say was raped by a family member a year earlier, was embarrassed to come forward.

 

The girl, who was eight months pregnant at the time of the alleged attack in 2013, delivered the baby stillborn and the family tried to cover up the birth by burning the body on a grill at the Pleasant Grove home.

 

The identified suspects are Cedric Jones, 27, Sharon Jones, 45, Cecila McDonald, 25, and Lonnell McDonald, 27. A fifth relative was arrested for the alleged sexual assault.

 

Their relationship with the teen, who was not clear. They were arrested on Tuesday on charges of engaging in organized criminal activity, a felony.

 

Bond for each suspect was set at $150,000.