
KENNEWICK, Wash-- A dead woman's body is found in Columbia Park with her baby cut out of her womb on Friday and another woman is accused of murdering her.
The suspect appeared in Benton County Superior Court today and is being held on an investigative hold for first degree murder.
This all started Friday night when the Kennewick Fire Department received a call from a woman claiming she had just given birth near the J.C. Penney parking lot and thought the baby had died.
When firefighters arrived at the scene they found a car with a baby in the back seat and the woman in the drivers seat with no pants on holding an umbilical cord in her hand. The woman repeatedly said 'is my baby okay.'
Kennewick resident, twenty-three year-old, Phiengchai Sisouvanh, was the woman in the car.
She is of Laotian decent and is the only suspect being investigated for the stabbing and cutting of Pasco resident, Araceli Camacho Gomez and her baby who was due to be born in a couple of weeks. The infant is on life support at a hospital in Spokane.
"A fire captain pulled the baby from the drivers side of the rear door," said Chief Ken Hohenberg, Kennewick Police Department.
Firefighters took Sisouvanh and the baby to Kennewick General Hospital where medical tests showed she had not recently given birth.
At about 1 a.m. Kennewick Police found the body of Gomez halfway through Columbia Park Trail. Police determined that was the same location Sisouvanh had orginally called 9-1-1 from, not the J.C. Penny parking lot.
"Gomez was deceased and had suffered massive trauma to her stomach area," said Hohenberg.
Police found Gomez's hands and feet bound by yarn. An autopsy on her body showed she had been stabbed several times and stab wounds to the chest were the cause of her death. Cuts were also found near her uterus consistent of removing an unborn baby.
"What caused the loss of blood was primarily four stab wounds to the chest," said Rick Corson, Benton County Coroner.
Police searched Sisouvanh's purse finding blue mechanic's gloves soaked in blood, bloody paper towel's, latex gloves, a boxcutter, yarn, and a baby bottle and baby socks. Bail will be set for Sisouvanh Wednesday morning at 8 a.m.
A friend of Sisouvanh told KNDU she received a call from Sisouvanh two weeks ago where she claimed she was going to be having a baby soon. Prosecuting Attorney, Andy Miller said they are continuing to investigate the motive that caused Sisouvanh to commit such a heinous crime.
Comments Terms of Use: We welcome your participation in our community. Please keep your comments civil and on point. You must be at least 13 years of age to post comments. By submitting a comment, you agree to these
Terms of Service
You must be logged in to leave a comment. Login or register See all comments |
Phien Sisouvanh pleaded not guilty on Thursday, at the Justice Center in Kennewick.
The woman accused of murdering another woman and cutting out her baby appeared in court today.
A Kennewick Police Spokesperson says detectives have not interviewed the woman yet, but say this could be more evidence of a possible plan by Sisouvahn to steal a baby.
This story was sent out as a breaking news email. News is happening around the clock. When we get breaking news, we will let you know about it right when it happens!
If you would like to receive breaking news right to your inbox, sign up now! Be sure to have news@kndu.com and news@kndo.com on your "Allowed" list so that emails aren't blocked by spam filters.
NEW An apartment building on S. 6th Street had to be evacuated after fire broke out early Thursday morning.
The Washington Department of Transportation has added apps for iPhone and Android users to get up-to-the-minute travel information.
Yakima County may be easing up on gun laws, but the city of Yakima has cracked down on major crime.
Island Camp Campground in Yakima County near Glenwood, northwest of Goldendale, has been closed due to a budget shortfall.
The Yakima Valley is being featured in the September issue of Seattle Met magazine.
The Washington Department of Transportation has added apps for iPhone and Android users to get up-to-the-minute travel information.
Richland police are warning about an on-going check fraud scam.
A young girl is recovering tonight after getting hit by a truck after the last school bell rang.
Graffiti is popping up more and more in one East Kennewick neighborhood.
School administrators throughout the tri-cities already have plans to deal with a significant increase in students.