Man killed pregnant girlfriend in woods after she refused to get abortion

The verdict astatine Birmingham Crown Court confirmed Filmon Andmichaen arsenic the murderer of Liwam Bereket (Image: West Midlands Police)

In a callous enactment of violence, a Birmingham antheral has been recovered blameworthy of murdering his expectant spouse aft she refused to person an abortion. Filmon Andmichaen took Liwam Bereket's beingness successful August 2023; helium lured her to a distant woody country successful Ladywood nether mendacious pretences.

The mates was romantically involved, and the struggle arose erstwhile Liwam, aged 26, revealed she was large and resisted Andmichaen's insistence connected terminating the pregnancy. Described by detectives arsenic excited astir motherhood astatine six months into her pregnancy, Liwam's hopes were brutally dashed arsenic Andmichaen decided to 'take matters into his ain hands' due to the fact that she would not consent to an abortion.

The verdict astatine Birmingham Crown Court confirmed Filmon Andmichaen arsenic the murderer of Liwam Bereket today, November 27, landing him a beingness condemnation down bars.

Police reports uncover that aft inflicting fatal stab wounds connected Liwam connected August 1, 2023, the murderer, aged 31, returned location and admitted to his member that helium had attacked a woman. Two hours station the stabbing, Andmichaen rang the authorities to confess, asserting it was accidental, reports Birmingham Live. 

Forensic officers astatine the country connected Freeth Street successful Ladywood, Birmingham wherever a pistillate was recovered earnestly injured and aboriginal died astatine the scene. A antheral has been arrested connected suspicion of execution and remains successful custody. Picture date: Wednesday August 2, 2023. PA Photo. See PA communicative POLICE Ladywood . Photo recognition should read: Jacob King/PA Wire (Image: PA)

Nevertheless, officers discovered Liwam grievously wounded, and some she and her unborn girl were pronounced dormant astatine the location. An ensuing probe uncovered witnesses who had seen Andmichaen antecedently assaulting Liwam successful public.

Friends further described his behaviour towards her arsenic "abusive and aggressive."

Captured footage showed Liwam and Andmichaen heading to Freeth Street, soon earlier she would beryllium seen live for the past time.

Over a 4th of an hr later, Andmichaen was seen connected CCTV returning to his conveyance and departing. During a proceedings astatine Birmingham Crown Court, Andmichaen insisted that the decease of Liwam and her unborn girl was a tragic mishap and helium had nary volition of causing harm.

However, authorities stated helium did everything imaginable to forestall Liwam from seeking help, adjacent going arsenic acold arsenic stealing her mobile telephone aft stabbing her, which was aboriginal discovered successful his car boot. Today, November 27, Andmichaen was convicted of murdering Liwan and her unborn child.

He received a minimum condemnation of 27 years successful situation connected the aforesaid day. Following the sentencing, Detective Chief Inspector Jim Colclough from West Midlands Police's Homicide Unit expressed: "It's conscionable heart-breaking that a young pistillate who was looking guardant to becoming a mum was killed successful specified a callous way."

"This was a precise distressing probe for my team, but they person been determined to get justness for Liwam and her family. Andmichaen has shown nary remorse for his actions and has caused Liwam's household further symptom by putting them done a trial."

"Andmichaen's actions led to Liwam and her unborn babe girl's death. I Hope the effect contiguous brings Liwam's household immoderate bid successful knowing that the idiosyncratic who killed their girl and her babe volition service galore years successful prison."

"Violence against women and girls is unacceptable and won't beryllium tolerated. We cognize determination is inactive much enactment to do, and it remains a precedence for us. We'll proceed moving alongside our partners, to guarantee everyone feels harmless successful the West Midlands."