A 27-year-old man broke into a house in rural Alabama and killed five people, including a pregnant woman, before kidnapping his estranged girlfriend and a 3-month-old child, authorities said Sunday. After the killings, Burch said, Dearman forcibly kidnapped Lester, along with a child of one of the victims, and drove to Mississippi. Lester told the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office that she went to stay at her brother’s house on Friday because of ongoing domestic violence perpetrated by Dearman. In the U.S., call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. ______Melissa Jeltsen covers domestic violence and other issues related to women’s health, safety and security.

Source: Huffington Post August 21, 2016 18:45 UTC