Carlisle, PA — A disturbing incident in Cumberland County has led to serious charges against a local man accused of violently assaulting a pregnant woman inside a residential complex.
According to the Carlisle Police Department, 42-year-old Odudu Ukpanah is now facing multiple felony charges — including attempted homicide — after a brutal attack that left the victim with severe injuries.
Police say the assault happened on November 7, just before 12 p.m., inside the stairwell of the Seven Gables Apartments, a complex located in a heavily populated residential area of Carlisle.
Witnesses Describe Harrowing Attack
Officials report that several witnesses saw the assault unfold in real time. According to those accounts, Ukpanah allegedly confronted the woman on the stairwell, then forcefully slammed her head into the cement floor. Witnesses told officers that the attack escalated further as the suspect choked the woman while continuing to strike her head against the hard surface…