Smoothie operator

A married man who had impregnated his on-the-side girlfriend has been charged with causing her two miscarriages by slipping her abortion drugs.

Darshana Patel told authorities she was suspicious after noticing powder on the cup of a smoothie her boyfriend, Manishkumar M. Patel (no relation), gave her. Darshana reportedly stored the smoothie in the fridge, sent the powder to a lab and discovered the substance to be mifepristone, the abortion pill also known as RU-486.

The two began a relationship in 2001 and had a son in 2004. Darshana became pregnant with Manish's child in September of last year - a child he denied was his - but she miscarried two months later. In August of this year, Darshana became pregnant again, but shortly after the shake incident, she suffered another miscarriage.

Manishkumar is charged with attempted first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child; second-degree reckless endangerment; placing foreign objects in edibles; possession of prescription drugs; stalking; burglary; possession of burglary tools and two counts of violating a restraining order. The burglary charge stems from his allegedly entering the woman's residence while she was out.

So f'd up.

UPDATED: Patel has posted bail, set at $750,000.