The body of 16-year-old Emilly Azevedo Sena was found buried in the backyard of a home in the Jardim Florianópolis neighborhood of Brazil.
A pregnant Brazilian teenager was killed by a woman who allegedly cut her unborn child out of her womb and claimed it as her own, according to local authorities.
In a press conference held in Brazil on Friday, March 14, Civil Police Chief Caio Albuquerque of the city of Cuiabá said that 16-year-old Emilly Azevedo Sena, who was nine months pregnant, had been missing since Wednesday, March 12.
Her body was found buried in the backyard of a home in the Jardim Florianópolis neighborhood the following day, according to Albuquerque. He stated that a woman has since been arrested for the crime.
Killer Suffered a Miscarriage but Continued to Act as Though She was Pregnant
Albuquerque said the suspect admitted to having experienced a miscarriage six months prior, but claims she did not tell her husband or family about the miscarriage and continued to act as though she was pregnant, per local news outlet g1.
In an official statement released on March 14, the Civil Judicial Police of Mato Grosso said police received a call from a local hospital on March 13, after a woman and her husband arrived with a newborn baby that the woman claimed was her own.
