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Pharmacist Charged with Murder of Unborn Child

Pharmacist Charged with Murder of Unborn Child - Friday, April 9, 2010 at 04:04AM EST

Reported by: Jeremy Deebel
Friday April 09 2010
SHOCK AND OUTRAGE AFTER A PHARMACIST IS ACCUSED OF GIVING HIS PREGNANT GIRLFRIEND A DRUG THAT CAUSES ABORTIONS.
THE BRADFORD COUNTY WOMAN HAD A MISCARRIAGE.
IT HAPPENED IN THE BOROUGH OF SAYRE, NEAR THE PENNSYLVANIA-NEW YORK BORDER.
ACCORDING TO POLICE, 38-YEAR-OLD ORBIN TERCERO TOOK THE LIFE OF HIS UNBORN CHILD BACK IN FEBRUARY BY USING PILLS TO INDUCE A MISCARRIAGE.
IT HAPPENED AT THE WOMAN'S APARTMENT IN SAYRE.
Stanley Brown, of Windham, noted, "It's kind of hard to believe that anybody would do that. But I guess there's some crazy people."
POLICE SAY TORCERO WORKED IN THE PHARMACY OF A LOCAL WEGMAN'S AND THAT'S HOW HE KNEW THE DRUG HE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED TO HIS GIRLFRIEND WOULD KILL THEIR UNBORN CHILD.
TERCERO'S GIRLFRIEND WAS TAKEN TO THE ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL WHERE SHE MISCARRIED A SHORT TIME LATER.
WORD OF THE ALLEGED CRIME SHOCKED PEOPLE-INCLUDING EXPECTANT MOTHER AMBER SHAFER- OUTSIDE THE HOSPITAL FRIDAY.
Shafer, of New Albany explained, "I'm kind of disappointed because I'm going through it right now. He should've covered himself or found somebody that couldn't have kids because that's just a little messed up."
ACCORDING TO POLICE, TERCERO, OF BATH, NEW YORK, WAS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED TO ANOTHER WOMAN.
THEY BELIEVE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN THE MOTIVE FOR THE HEINOUS CRIME.
Shafer added, "It's kind of surprising because most people want kids. And it's disappointing and makes me angry because there are people out there that can't have kids, and he's killing them."
ORBIN TERCERO IS LOCKED UP AT THE BRADFORD COUNTY PRISON. HE'LL BE BACK IN COURT FOR A PRELIMINARY HEARING LATER THIS MONTH.