We’ll have to see if this story holds up, but it’s amazing if true:

Mom-to-be kills alleged knife attacker

FT. MITCHELL, Ky. — A nine-months’ pregnant woman fought off and killed a knife-wielding woman who may have been trying to steal the baby, police said Friday.

Police said Sarah Brady, 26, acted in self-defense in killing Katherine Smith on Thursday. No charges were filed.

Smith, 22, had been falsely telling neighbors for weeks that she was pregnant, and a search of her apartment after her death revealed a full baby nursery, investigators said.

“She had everything in place that you’d expect to have in place with a newborn coming,” said Steve Hensley, police chief in this Cincinnati suburb.

Brady suffered only minor cuts and is still due to give birth soon. The coroner’s office confirmed Friday that Smith was not pregnant, and that she died of stab wounds.

Hat tip: Spoons

Update: The story is holding up, and new police details are chilling. The attacker was obsessed and “had been carrying an ultrasound picture of someone else’s twins and was wearing maternity clothing filled with padding.”