Crime & Safety

Pregnant Woman Accused Of Stabbing Live-In Boyfriend With Fork

A pregnant Spring Hill woman is accused of stabbing the father ​of her baby in the chest with a fork during an argument.

Brittany Ashley Sheffield was charged with domestic battery.
Brittany Ashley Sheffield was charged with domestic battery. (Pasco Sheriff)

SPRING HILL, FL -- A pregnant Spring Hill woman is accused of stabbing the father of her baby in the chest with a fork during an argument.

According to the Pasco County Sheriff's Office, on Thursday, Brittany Ashley Sheffield, 24, of Shirla Rae Drive got into a fight with her live-in boyfriend. Sheffield told deputies he "got in her face and chest bumped her" so she grabbed a fork and stabbed him in the chest.

Deputies said the boyfriend had puncture wounds in his chest consistent with fork tines.

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Sheffield was arrested and charged with domestic battery.

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