October 30th 2024.
Stuart Worby, a 40-year-old man, was recently found guilty of a disturbing crime at the Norwich Crown Court. The incident, which occurred on August 3, 2022, involved Worby spiking a pregnant woman's orange juice with abortion drugs in an attempt to cause a miscarriage. The victim, who was blindfolded and under the impression that they were engaging in "kinky sex," was unaware of the betrayal and deceit that was occurring.
On that fateful night, Worby crushed a tablet of mifepristone into the woman's drink. He then proceeded to insert several tablets of misoprostol inside her while she was blindfolded. Within a few hours, the woman experienced a severe physical reaction and was admitted to the hospital the following day. Tragically, she lost her baby at 15 weeks.
At first, the woman had no reason to suspect that the miscarriage was anything but spontaneous. However, after discovering messages on Worby's phone to another man, Wayne Finney, she realized the horrifying truth. The messages contained phrases such as "it's working" and "there is lots of blood," making it clear that this was not a natural miscarriage, but a premeditated act of violence.
Worby, who resides in Dereham, Norfolk, had denied the charges against him, but was ultimately found guilty of administering poison or using an instrument with intent to procure a miscarriage. He was also found guilty of assault by penetration. Nueza Cepeda, a 39-year-old woman from Dereham, had pleaded guilty to supplying an instrument to procure a miscarriage.
It was revealed during the trial that Worby had paid for Cepeda to have a medical consultation, which resulted in her obtaining the two drugs used in the crime. The court also heard that Worby had purchased the drugs for £470 from a gynecology center in London on July 29, 2022. Cepeda had made a telephone appointment to the center, claiming that she was pregnant and wanted to terminate the fetus. Despite being warned that it was a criminal offense, Cepeda was given the prescription.
Unfortunately, Cepeda's boyfriend, Wayne Finney, was also involved in the incident. However, he was found not guilty of intentionally encouraging or assisting others to commit a crime. Nicola Pope, of the Crown Prosecution Service, expressed her sympathy for the victim, stating that she had been forced to have a miscarriage by Worby and Cepeda. She also emphasized the importance of women having control over their own bodies and the devastating effects of taking that control away.
CCTV footage from the day before the incident showed Cepeda arriving at a pub with a white envelope containing the abortion pills, which she then handed over to Worby. A gynecologist testified that simply ingesting mifepristone would not explain the woman's symptoms or cause a spontaneous miscarriage. She would have also needed to ingest misoprostol. A toxicologist confirmed that traces of both drugs were found on Worby's nail clippings, and a post-mortem examination of the baby's system showed traces of mifepristone.
DCI Duncan Woodhams commended the bravery of the victim for coming forward and giving evidence, which was crucial in securing a guilty verdict. He also acknowledged the support of medical professionals, as well as the victim's family, friends, and neighbors. Woodhams also acknowledged the lifelong repercussions that this event may have on the victim and the complexity of the investigation into Worby's deceitful and heinous actions.
In light of the evidence presented, Worby and Cepeda will be sentenced at Norfolk Crown Court on December 6. This case serves as a warning to all that such actions will not be tolerated and that justice will prevail for the victim and her lost baby.
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