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Woman Awarded Boyfriend's Forfeited Bond Money

APPLETON, Wis. (AP) -- An Appleton woman whose fugitive ex-boyfriend is accused of slipping an abortion pill in her drink has been awarded some of his forfeited bond money.

An Outagamie County circuit judge yesterday awarded Darshana (DAR'-shuh-nuh) Patel (puh-TEL') $6,100 toward health care and security costs.

Patel will be back in court in July to see whether she can get more of the $750,000 her ex-boyfriend forfeited.

Authorities believe 34-year-old Manish (muh-NEESH') Patel -- no relation -- has fled to his native India. The businessman is charged with seven felonies, including attempted first-degree intentional homicide of an unborn child.

Prosecutors say he gave his pregnant girlfriend a drink that had a powdered form of the abortion drug RU-486.

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