New bail set for suspect in brutal attack of pregnant woman after police speak out

Tragic new details after pregnant woman brutally assaulted in Hatfield

New details have emerged after police say a pregnant woman was brutally attacked in an apartment parking lot by the father of her unborn child.

HATFIELD, Pa. - A judge has increased bail for a man accused of viciously attacking a pregnant woman in Hatfield last week after an initial request of $1 million was denied.

What we know:

Raymond Bautista, 36, was taken away in handcuffs after his bail was set at $500,000 in court on Wednesday.

He was arrested after the brutal attack of a pregnant woman was caught on camera in the Hatfield Village Apartments parking lot on April 24. 

Bautista's bail was initially set at $75,000 unsecured after being charged with Aggravated Assault of an Unborn Child, Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, and Recklessly Endangering Another Person.

However, police requested an emergency bail hearing on Wednesday after blasting how low the first was set.

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What they're saying:

Hatfield police released a statement on Tuesday, stating that the department requested bail be set at $1 million. However, the district judge modified that request to $75,000 unsecured.

"The viciousness of this attack against a completely unsuspecting person warranted such a request… Believe me when I tell you that we are just as shocked as you are."

The department says they have requested a bail review for this case.

"We feel strongly that more should be done to ensure the victim in this case has some peace."

Dig deeper:

 Investigators say Bautista knew where the victim lived and what time she left for work and so he was hiding and waiting nearby for her as she left her apartment the morning of the attack.

According to the criminal complaint, one of the first officers to arrive on scene asked the victim if she knew anyone who would want to harm her. 

She told him that the only person she could think of that would want to hurt her was the father of her unborn child, Raymond Bautista.

According to medical records from the hospital, the victim suffered nasal bone fractures. abrasions  & bruising.

Detectives obtained a search warrant for Bautista's vehicle and recovered a black ski mask with eye holes, but no mouth hole and black gloves, from the front passenger seat floorboard.  

The clothing was similar to what the suspect worse during commission of the assault.

The victim noted that Bautista did know that she was pregnant with his child and stated that Bautista suggested she take an emergency contraceptive.  The victim stated she told Mr Bautista she was going to keep the child. Bautista told the victim he did not want any involvement in the child's life.

The complaint says Bautista called out sick from work at 2:44 a.m, an hour an a half before the attacker was seen on the neighbor's ring camera hiding in wait before the assault.

During a second interview with police Monday, Bautista confessed to committing the assault.