JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man is in custody after nearly beating his pregnant girlfriend to death and leaving her body in a wooded area in Jackson County, W.Va., according to sheriff Ross Mellinger.

On Friday afternoon, Mellinger said the man, who has not yet been identified, called 911 from a gas station in Jackson County to report he believed he had just killed his girlfriend. Mellinger said the man also had the couple's other child with him.

"In his own words, he 'beat her until she quit breathing,'" Mellinger said.

Deputies were able to locate the woman in a wooded area in Kenna, only to discover she was still alive, Mellinger said.

"Once the deputies found the location, they were able to follow the blood trail to the body," the sheriff said. That's when they also discovere

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