A Craigslist meet turned bloody, in an attack where a baby was cut from her mother's womb.

Authorities found a 26-year-old woman inside the suspect's home, suffering with stab wounds in the stomach.  She told police she was pregnant, and that her baby had been taken out from her womb.

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Police said the victim went to the attacker's home in Longmont, Colorado on Wednesday to buy baby clothes, which the suspect had advertised on Craigslist. 

"When she got here, she was assaulted and stabbed, and her baby was removed," Longmont Police Cmdr. Jeff Satur said.

The wounded mother was immediately brought to Longmont United Hospital, where she underwent surgery.  Doctors said she is expected to survive.

In an unexpected turn of events, the 34-year-old suspect arrived at the same hospital with the baby and claimed she had just suffered a miscarriage.  She was arrested.  The baby didn't survive. 

The suspect faces charges of first-degree attempted murder, assault and child abuse.  The assailant's husband, who brought the suspect and the baby to the hospital emergency room was not considered a suspect just yet.  Police say, both the suspect and victim didn't know each other before the Craigslist meet.  

Investigators are now searching the suspect's home for any evidence that may possibly link her to any other criminal activity.

A growing number of crimes related to online selling have been recently reported to authorities in Colorado.  This prompted police stations to begin offering "safe zones" for online sellers as well as buyers to hold transactions. 

In January, a couple was killed in Georgia while trying to buy a car posted on Craigslist.   The seller had past criminal records, including murder charges. 

A 2014 study by an organization called Law Street revealed at least 58 had been accused in Craigslist crimes since 2009.  There had been 45 murder victims so far. 

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