A businessman accused of attempting to murder his pregnant ex partner in a stabbing attack in Sutton Coldfield has appeared before Birmingham magistrates.
Babur Raja, 41, is charged with attempting to murder 40-year-old Natalie Quieroz in Trinity Hill. He is also accused of attempting to murder John Mitchell, assaulting Anthony Smith, possessing a knife and attempted child destruction by stabbing Miss Quieroz multiple times before the child had an existence independent of its mother. Raja, wearing a grey T shirt, sat with his head bowed during a 10 minute hearing and only spoke to confirm his name, date of birth and address. He was remanded in custody to appear before the cty’s crown court on April 6.
Miss Quieroz was allegedly attacked in the car park of a church on Friday afternoon. She was airlifted to hospital where he daughter was delivered by caesarean section just hours after she was knifed.
Miss Queiroz, who works for a pharmaceutical company, is currently in a stable condition while the baby is doing well. Others are said to have tried to intervene during the incident.
