Boyfriend Charged in Pregnant Rosedale Woman's Murder: Police

The boyfriend of a pregnant Rosedale woman found dead in her home on June 20 has been charged in her murder, Baltimore County police reported Tuesday.

Kenneth Walter Worrell III, 32, of the 5800 block of Lillyan Avenue, is being held without bail at the Baltimore County Detention Center, according to a report from the Baltimore County Police Department. He has been charged with first-degree murder.

Since the victim—Summer Shemida Smith, 33—was nine months pregnant when she was killed, the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office will determine whether additional homicide charges will be filed, the report said.

Smith’s mother found her in the basement of their home in the unit block of Travis Court after 7:30 p.m. on June 20, police said. According to the report, Smith was bloody and unconscious when found by her mother, and the medical examiner determined she had multiple puncture wounds and injuries.

Paramedics declared Smith dead at the scene, according to police.

A bloody receipt found in Worrell’s vehicle linked him to the crime, police said. The bank receipt, dated the day of the murder, had DNA from Smith on it, according to the Baltimore County Police Department.

Summer Smith was killed June 20. Photo submitted by family to Baltimore County Police Department. Kenneth Walter Worrell III was charged with first-degree murder on Aug. 29. Photo Credit: Baltimore County Police Department.

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