A married Harvard-trained cardiologist has been accused of having his mistress’ baby killed after she became pregnant by another man.
Dr Vignendra Ariyarajah has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter, and assault.
He allegedly hired two people, whose names have not been released, to trap his mistress Paul Marie Raymond, 30, in a Brooklyn home and torture her for days.
Married Harvard-trained cardiologist Dr Vignendra Ariyarajah has been accused of having his mistress’ baby killed after she became pregnant by another man. He is pictured here in Brooklyn court on Tuesday
The co-conspirators, a man and a woman, allegedly starved Raymond and gave her water only through a syringe on Ariyarajah’s instructions.
Ariyarajah allegedly hired two people to trap his mistress Paul Marie Raymond, 30, and torture her for days. Ariyarajah and Raymond, who met at work, are pictured here in an undated photo
Sources said they induced Raymond, who was seven-and-a-half months pregnant, with fentanyl and PCP in their efforts to kill the baby boy.
Meanwhile, Ariyarajah and his wife were on a ski vacation in Montana, according to the New York Post.
Raymond suffered through a prolonged labor for four days before the baby was born alive on December 24, 2016.
The boy died hours later of an infection and lack of medical intervention, according to the autopsy report.
The child tested positive for both fentanyl and PCP.
Authorities believe that Ariyarajah was in contact with his co-conspirators throughout the horrific ordeal and instructed them to administer the drugs.
He also allegedly told the pair not to give Raymond ‘any food and to only administer juice or water through a syringe’.
On the night before her child died, Raymond briefly managed to flee the apartment.
Ariyarajah and his wife were on a ski vacation in Montana while his mistress was attacked, according to law enforcement sources
Ariyarajah has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, manslaughter, and assault
But one of the co-conspirators followed her and forced her to return.
Paramedics found Raymond with chemical burns to her face. Some of her fingernails had been torn off and she had been bound
The next day they called 911 after realizing her condition was rapidly deteriorating. Ariyarajah allegedly forced them to cancel it, but the paramedics still showed up.
By that point Raymond had already given birth and the newborn baby boy was lying on the bed. His umbilical cord was still attached.
Raymond had chemical burns to her face and torn-off fingernails. There were also marks to her arms and legs suggesting she had been bound by a kind of rope or cord.
Ariyarajah was charged last month after one of his co-conspirators began cooperating with authorities.
Authorities said that Ariyarajah, who was born in Malayasia and completed a fellowship at Harvard, first met Raymond when she began working for him at a MedCare Consultant Multi-Specialty Clinic.
Authorities said Ariyarajah, who was born in Malayasia and completed a fellowship at Harvard, first met Raymond when she began working for him at a MedCare Consultant Multi-Specialty Clinic in New York
The cardiologist, who supported Raymond financially, was allegedly very controlling.
When she left and became pregnant by another man, Ariyarajah pressured her to leave him, a law enforcement source told the Post.
Ariyarajah has since been released on $750,000 bond and is set to appear in court on Tuesday.
His lawyer claims that the surgeon never had a romantic relationship with Raymond.
The cardiologist, who supported Raymond financially, was allegedly very controlling. He is pictured here with former Vice President Joe Biden in an undated photo
The co-conspirators, a man and a woman, allegedly starved Raymond and gave her water only through a syringe on Ariyarajah’s instructions. He is pictured here with New York Mayor Bill de Blasio in 2018