infoCalifornia Man Allegedly Stabbed His Pregnant Wife, Then Threw His Infant Daughter Over A Cliff

California Man Allegedly Stabbed His Pregnant Wife, Then Threw His Infant Daughter Over A Cliff

Adam Slater, a 49-year-old father, allegedly tossed his 1-year-old daughter to her death from a cliff after stabbing a passerby attempting to rescue her from a car crash on Highway 74 is behind bars Friday on suspicion of murder.

Prior to the events on Highway 74, a stabbing was reported about 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, where deputies located an injured woman who was taken to a hospital with non-critical injuries, authorities said.

Reports show Slater and the woman \u00e2\u0080\u0094 who was six months pregnant at the time of the attack \u00e2\u0080\u0094 were married, and the 1-year-old daughter was theirs together. The woman has since been released from the hospital after suffering multiple stab wounds, the outlet reports.

Slater is alleged to have then fled the scene with a child in the car, but got into a collision shortly afterward, flipping the vehicle in the process, authorities said. Bystanders tried to come to their aid, but Slater is alleged to have gotten out of the car and stabbed an unidentified man who had been trying to help remove the child safely from the vehicle, the release states.

Slater is then accused of grabbing the child and throwing her \"over a steep cliff into a ravine\" in full view of witnesses before fleeing the scene again and running into the canyon, authorities said.

When deputies arrived, witnesses told them where Slater had been seen running, and they were able to apprehend him after a short chase, according to the sheriff's office. The child, who is the 1-year-old daughter of the woman Slater allegedly assaulted, was found dead.