Crime & Safety

Wheeling Man Charged With Punching Pregnant Woman in Face

The 34-year-old man is being held on $175,000 bond.

WHEELING, IL - A 34-year-old Wheeling man is being held on a $175,000 bond after he allegedly punched his pregnant ex-girlfriend in the face Sunday afternoon.

Guadalupe Moreno-Osornio, 34, is charged with aggravated battery to a pregnant woman, a class 3 felony. Authorities said the woman, who was three months pregnant, was trying to leave Moreno-Osorino’s apartment when he struck her in the nose.

She suffered bleeding and swelling but did not go to the hospital, according to the article.

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