"'Kelsey is threatening to take the baby 'far, far away for a long, long time.' This is how she has spoken about killing herself in the past. I fear that she will kill the baby at any moment,' he wrote in an application filed in Essex County Probate and Family Court. 'She punched her stomach repeatedly while pregnant, saying she would kill herself and the baby.'"
"When an "armed conflict" broke out as officers attempted to serve the order, Fitzsimmons was shot in the chest after she allegedly pointed a pistol at one of them. However, in a statement released last month, she maintained that she never pointed the gun at the officer and was trying to kill herself. Both Fitzsimmons and her lawyer Timothy Bradl have stated that she has shown symptoms of postpartum depression, and she was previously involuntarily committed to Lowell General Hospital for treatment."
Kelsey Fitzsimmons, 28, was arraigned in Essex Superior Court on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon following a grand jury indictment. She pleaded not guilty and is expected to be released to house arrest under strict conditions, including living with relatives, GPS monitoring, and no contact with her infant son or witnesses. Fitzsimmons was shot June 30 when officers arrived to serve a restraining order obtained by her fiancé, who said she was a danger to herself and the child. Authorities allege she pointed a pistol at an officer; Fitzsimmons denies pointing the gun and says she was trying to kill herself. Her lawyer cited postpartum depression and prior involuntary hospitalization.
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