A Miracle! Pregnant Woman Set on Fire & Shot Gives Birth to a Son

May 29th, 2012 - By madamenoire

Source: theGrio.com

From theGrio.com

The pregnant Detroit woman who was kidnapped, set on fire, and shot early Saturday morning has successfully given birth to a baby boy. The woman, who Detroit NBC affiliate WDIV has identified as 22-year-old LaTonya Bowman, was due to deliver in three weeks, but went into labor at about 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon and gave birth late Tuesday morning at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak.

“She has to be one of the most courageous women I have ever encountered,” said Warren Police Deputy Commissioner Louis Galasso. “She had the will and instinct to live.”

The incident took place late Saturday night after Bowman and the baby’s father – whose name has not been released by authorities – went to a late night showing of Men in Black 3 at the Ford Drive-In Theater in Dearborn. The father had apparently been very upset about Bowman’s pregnancy, while Bowman hoped to restart their relationship.

Galasso also told the Detroit Free Press that the baby’s father admitted to the mother and to detectives that he did not want the child. “He certainly discussed not wanting to have the child, but he told his roommate to abandon the idea to harm the child,” Galasso said.

After she drove the father to his mother’s house on Sherman Ave. in Warren, where he also lives with his current girlfriend and an unidentified roommate, the two pulled into the garage. Before Bowman could fully step out of the car, the roommate bound her eyes, mouth, and hands with duct tape, and threw her into the backseat.

The roommate drove her to an area near the intersection of I-94 and I-75 on Detroit’s east side. Once there, she was doused with lighter fluid and set on fire – she would later tell authorities that the attacker told her “you know why this is happening.” When Bowman fell to the ground and attempted to put out the flames, she was shot once in the back.

Her attackers fled as she lay burning on the ground, apparently playing dead. “It sounds like she was still engulfed in flames when he shot her,” Galasso said. Bowman was able to put out the flames, free herself from the duct tape, and drive to a gas station a few miles away to call for help.

“Everything was bad, she was burned up,” said Mohamed Zokari, an employee at the Shell gas station on I-75 and 6 Mile where Bowman came for help and was assisted by one of his co-workers. “She was in a bad situation and he just looked out for her, gave her a T-shirt.”

Bowman’s mother arrived at the gas station and drove her to Beaumont Hospital. Bowman was being treated for burns to her face, torso, and back when she went into labor on Monday.

Watch the video as police recount the incident, their thoughts on LaTonya’s bravery and the suspected motive at theGrio.com. 

More on Madame Noire!

Tags:

, , , , , ,
More from StyleBlazer
More from MommyNoire

Comment Disclaimer

Comments that contain profane or derogatory language, video links or exceed 200 words will require approval by a moderator before appearing in the comment section. XOXO-MN

  • Pingback: Health Advice Blog » Pregnancy Miracletm Is A 240 Page … | Advice Blogguide

  • Pingback: A Miracle! Pregnant Woman Set on Fire & Shot Gives Birth to a Son | 93.1 WZAK

  • Pingback: Women Set On Fire Gives Birth | Majic 102.3

  • Smith Vivin

    B_L_A_C_K_W_H_I_T_E_P_L_A_N_E_T_._c_0_m 

    It’s_the_most_effective_site_in_the_world_to_connect_with,
    ate_and_marry__hot__and__sexy_——rich——singles

    where_you_can_meet_mature
    women_who_are_searching_for_their_special_someone….

  • Jaida Bang

    There is a lot of crazy stuff going on in this story. What makes
    a woman feel safe enough to pick up her ex at his new woman’s house, go out (on
    a date) with him and then drop him back off at his current woman’s house like
    it is nothing? At the very least I would have been a little leery that I would
    have to box it out with this new female in his life over this situation right
    here.
    So now she went with this man out to the movies and brought
    him back… and this happens. I’m not saying that whatever happened was justified
    or her fault, it was not. But darn, you have to use your head a little bit too.
    Didn’t she see some sort of sign that this little situation could end bad? But anyway,Thank
    goodness she will be okay and so will the baby.

    • Jaida Bang

      I am not sure why but this story posted  is way different than what has been posted on other sites, on other sites,  and I commented on the story that I know of from the news  channel as well as other websites. the woman was reported to be the current girlfriend of the boyfriend, not a roommate. not sure how this website got the story so different from all of the others.

  • Half-pint67

    I’ve heard some pretty horrible stories about guys who really don’t want to be fathers and would do anything to make sure the child isn’t born but this wins the prize for most horrible.  I hope she doesn’t go crawling back to him and I hope the child wasn’t injured.  Of course, I also sincerely hope Ms. Bowman recovers.  No, I don’t blame her at all but I hope she thinks twice before she hooks up with another loser.

  • LaLaLaMeansILoveYou

     Well I don’t know too many men paying child support from jail, so I guess he got his wish…I guess

  • RedButterfly81

    Why is y’all blaming the victim for what happened to her, how about blaming that scum-bag ex and other people involved for her attack? No matter if she knew he was a heartless jerk when she got knocked up, she and her unborn child didn’t deserve what happened to them. Just be happy she and the baby is gonna be okay for God sake!

    • blah

      Exactly, you cannot always blame the victim for someone else’s insanity. Not everyone is a psychic or psychologist. Red flags do not always show up. 

      • RedButterfly81

        Thank you!

    • Jaida Bang

      he is indeed to blame but at the same time she made some really dumb mistakes that put her and her unborn child in the position for this to happen. but like you said this scumbag ex along with the others are way more guilty than she

      • RedButterfly81

        Um how am I guilty, I wasn’t there or even knew the people, so shut up!

        • Jaida Bang

          what are you talking about? … oh okay i get it. you saw the post before I said I posted in the wrong place. and um. I was speaking hypothetically so grow up

    • RedButterfly81

      And yeah, blame her for her ex’s craziness and being heartless too. Still, she didn’t deserve what happened to her.

  • Wadekimberly13

    Im sorry if I am on fire i dont think my first call would be to my mother to come pick me up …Iam glad she is alive and so is her baby and she will turn around and still try to have a relationship with this man…Is he trying to say he couldnt stop the roommate from hurting her him tha roommate and girlfriend need to be thrown in jail to do this to this women just for carrying his son is just heartless and cold karma is a B**** and Iam sure he will get his in the end.  Poor baby no one is going to win in this case.

  • Tsk

    Wowww that’s unimaginable

  • Lalatarea

    What he did was atrocious but women STOP messing arnd with men like this! STOP getting pregnant by men to save a relationship and STOP having babies by men who tell ur dumb ask he DOESN’T want kids! the ONLY man you should EVER have a child with is ur husband! end of story.

    • Thisis me

      so true. this most likely would have never happened if she weren’t laid up with him. thank God the baby is okay.

    • IMO

      How can you blame her?! It clearly said the ROOMMATE did all of that and that the boyfriend tried to talk him out of it. Regardless of beingyou married or not, some husbands are a lot worse once they say “I do”.