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A U.S. Army Special Forces soldier has been charged with killing his pregnant wife.
Joseph was stationed at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, which is where the incident took place, authorities said, according to CNN. He is currently being held at the Grayson County Jail.
The Fort Campbell Public Affairs Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
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“Meghan’s death is a tragedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends,” Col. Brent Lindeman, commander of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), said in the release, via CNN.
The statement continued, “This tragic event has shaken our entire unit. We take all allegations of domestic violence seriously, and we will provide every resource to ensure a thorough investigation.”
No other details were immediately available, in order to “protect the integrity of the ongoing investigation,” Brendalyn Player, Public Affairs Director at Fort Campbell, toldClarksville Now.
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Meghan was 32 weeks pregnant at the time,her family told WTSP. She also leaves behind two other children, 7 years old and 4 years old.
“Meghan was a good mom, ever since the time she found out she was pregnant, she was over the moon to be a mom,” her cousin Kristen Varcak said.
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go to thehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
