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Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, faces eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, cited by The Associated Press.
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The driver allegedly responsible, Kane Hammock, 33, was taken into custody and charged with eight counts of vehicular homicide, feticide, following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
He was convicted on two counts of malice murder, feticide, exploitation and intimidation of disabled adult, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the DA’s office said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The extra steps of injecting a child with feticide to stop her heart or ripping her limbs off of her body are not needed to care for the mother.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025
The driver allegedly responsible, Kane Hammock, 33, was taken into custody and charged with eight counts of vehicular homicide, feticide, following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care.
—Mason Leath, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
He was convicted on two counts of malice murder, feticide, exploitation and intimidation of disabled adult, and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, the DA’s office said.
—Tanasia Kenney, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The extra steps of injecting a child with feticide to stop her heart or ripping her limbs off of her body are not needed to care for the mother.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Feticide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/feticide. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
feticide
noun
fe·ti·cide
variants
or chiefly British foeticide
: the action or process of causing the death of a fetus
Legal Definition
feticide
noun
fe·ti·cide
ˈfē-tə-ˌsīd 
: the act of causing the death of a fetus
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