Man accused of murder in death of pregnant girlfriend
WORCESTER, Mass. -- A Worcester man is charged with the murder of his 23-year-old pregnant girlfriend.
Police discovered Katherine MacDougall's body in an apartment on Elm Street Sunday night.
Taylor Hurst, 24, was arrested a short time later and charged with murder. He was ordered held without bail following his arraignment Monday in Central District Court in Worcester.
An autopsy is being conducted today to determine the cause of death of the victim, who was about three months pregnant.
Police Sergeant Kerry Hazelhurst told the Telegram and Gazette that MacDougall may have been dead for two days before her body was discovered.
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