Doctor who spiked girlfriend’s tea with abortion drug gets 3 years in prison
A physician who spiked his girlfriend’s drink with medication to induce an abortion has been sentenced to three years in prison.
Sikander Imran was arrested last year and pleaded guilty earlier this year to fetal homicide in Arlington County, Virginia.
in Washington, D.C. reports that Imran received a 20-year sentence Friday with all but three years suspended. He has lost his medical license and faces deportation to Pakistan after he serves his sentence.
The station reports that the victim, Brooke Fiske, had been dating Imran and was 17 weeks pregnant when she went to visit him to discuss raising the child.
Imran admitted slipping an abortion pill into her tea. She had a miscarriage within hours.
Imran's attorney argued that the man was mentally unstable. Fiske asked the judge to grant leniency to Imran at Friday’s sentencing hearing.
“To me, the length of time that he serves in prison isn’t what’s important,” Fiske said. “I think that it is really important that people know that if they are dealing with depression before they do something, they should reach out and get help.”
Fiske now aims to move on from the entire ordeal.
“I think that when something tragic happens, it is really important to find a way to move forward and to use it for good,” Fiske said. “Life doesn’t stop because something awful has happened and the world keeps on going."