A pregnant 16-year-old was slashed open by a barbaric killer to steal her baby and claim it as her own.
Emilly Sena, who was nine months pregnant, was found Thursday, buried in the backyard of a home in the Brazilian city of Cuiabá.
She had been lured to the residence with the promise of receiving baby clothes donated by Nataly Pereira, 25, who later confessed to the horrific murdër.
Once inside the home, Sena was attacked and killed by hanging before a sharp object was used to remove the baby from her womb.
An expert told Brazilian outlet G1 that Sena had cuts that resembled a ‘T’ on her stomach and that she was alive when her baby was forcibly taken.
Sena was found buried in a shallow grave in the home’s backyard with wires wrapped around her neck.
Pereira’s husband, Christian de Arruda, 28, reportedly believed his wife was pregnant and was unaware of the murder.
He even posted a photo of the child on social media to announce he had become a father.
‘Be well my daughter,’ his caption read.
De Arruda met Pereira Thursday, March 13, at Santa Helena Hospital, where they attempted to register the child as their own.
Hospital staff became suspicious when they noticed that Pereira was clean and not bleeding after claiming that she had gone into labor at her home.
Medical personnel took in the baby and then provided care to Pereira, who underwent testing that exposed her lie.
Pereira, already a mother-of-three, told investigators that she had suffered two consecutive miscarriages.
