Joshua W. Figler, 24, is accused of slamming his 20-year-old girlfriend's head into a refrigerator after she refused his demand to get an abortion.[..]
According to the Berkshire Eagle newspaper, Pittsfield police officer Cheryl Belknap indicated Figler learned about the woman's pregnancy on Saturday and did not want her to keep the baby.
"(She) wants to keep the baby and refuses to get an abortion," said Belknap.
The officer indicated Figler became "more frustrated and aggressive" after learning about the pregnancy.
She told the newspaper Figler pushed the woman off their bed on Monday night, and then Figler grabbed the woman by the hair and slammed her head into the appliance twice on Wednesday morning.
