{"id":210011,"date":"2025-12-09T16:03:48","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/courtney-bartholomew-mom-accused-of-cutting-baby-from-pregnant-daughters-stomach-says-she-should-be-freed-from-jail\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T16:03:48","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T16:03:48","slug":"courtney-bartholomew-mom-accused-of-cutting-baby-from-pregnant-daughters-stomach-says-she-should-be-freed-from-jail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/courtney-bartholomew-mom-accused-of-cutting-baby-from-pregnant-daughters-stomach-says-she-should-be-freed-from-jail\/","title":{"rendered":"Courtney Bartholomew: Mom Accused of Cutting Baby From Pregnant Daughter&#8217;s Stomach Says She Should Be Freed From Jail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Michigan resident Courtney Bartholomew, 40, and husband Bradly Bartholomew, 47, were arraigned this week on charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, torture, assault on a pregnant person causing miscarriage\/stillbirth, unlawful imprisonment, conspiracy, and removal of a dead body.<\/p>\n<p>As if the list of charges weren\u2019t horrifying enough, the victim in the Bartholomews\u2019 alleged attack was Courtney\u2019s daughter, 22-year-old Rebecca Park.<\/p>\n<p>The Bartholomews stand accused of dragging Rebecca \u2014 who was 30 weeks pregnant at the time \u2014 to a heavily forested area where they used knives to remove the child from her belly, killing her and the baby in the process.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-1024x602.png\" alt=\"Courtney Bartholomew stands accused of torturing and murdering her pregnant daughter.\" class=\"wp-image-542421 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-1024x602.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-300x176.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-768x451.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-960x564.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-1080x635.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM-1200x705.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM.png 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-09-at-10.49.33-AM.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtney Bartholomew stands accused of torturing and murdering her pregnant daughter.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Appearing in court this week, Courtney Bartholomew made an impassioned plea to be released on bail as she awaits trial.<\/p>\n<p>She explained to the court that she\u2019s experiencing medical issues, and she has a 14-year-old son to raise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just need to be able to take care of him,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/toofab.com\/2025\/12\/05\/courtney-bartholomew-requested-release-after-daughters-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bartholomew told the judge<\/a>, adding, \u201cI\u2019m the only one that has custody of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Bartholomew\u2019s request for bail was denied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile I understand there are some health conditions and the concern for a minor child, the fact remains that Miss Bartholomew is, I find, a flight risk and a danger to the community so I will continue to hold her without bond,\u201d said the judge.<\/p>\n<p>Park was raised by an adoptive family, and a press release states that the Bartholomews \u201clured\u201d her to their home before torturing and murdering her.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woman charged with daughter&#039;s murder and torture blames other daughter\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nq28J1yLmlY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She was missing for 21 days before her body was found.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe couple then allegedly tortured Park in an attempt to remove the unborn infant, resulting in the death of both,\u201d states the release.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a case of premeditated torture and murder,\u201d Wexford County Prosecutor Johanna Carey said in court, adding:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese two individuals created a plan, conducted research. Mr. Bartholomew brought Rebecca to their home, forced her into another vehicle and took her into the woods where they stabbed her, forced her to lie on the ground while they cut her baby out, ultimately caused her death and the death of the baby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is frankly evil personified,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n<p>Both Courtney and Bradly Bartholomew are facing life sentences if convicted.<\/p>\n<p>We will have further updates on this developing story as new information becomes available<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/12\/courtney-bartholomew-mom-accused-of-cutting-baby-from-pregnant-daughters-stomach-says-she-should-be-freed-from-jail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 2 minutes Michigan resident Courtney Bartholomew, 40, and husband Bradly Bartholomew, 47, were arraigned this week on charges of first-degree murder, felony murder, torture, assault on a pregnant person causing miscarriage\/stillbirth, unlawful imprisonment, conspiracy, and removal of a dead body. 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