By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2025-03-14 15:46:26 | Updated at 2025-03-14 20:05:09
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A pregnant 16-year-old was butchered for her unborn baby by a barbaric killer who slashed the girl open to steal the child 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 murder.
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 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 - with a caption that read 'be well my daughter' - to announce he had become a father.
Emilly Sena, 16, who was nine months pregnant, was found buried in the backyard of a home in the Brazilian city of Cuiabá
Nataly Pereira, 25, lured the pregnant teen to a home with the promise of donating baby clothes. She later confessed to the horrific murder
De Arruda met Pereira Thursday 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.
'She had lost a baby about six months ago. This would be the second time she had had a miscarriage and so she decided to maintain this false pregnancy,' her lawyers said, according to G1.
'According to calculations, this daughter she had lost would have been born during this period.'
Pereira had invited the pregnant teen her brother-in-law's home on Wednesday, offering to donate baby clothing and a crib accessory. Pereira told Sena not to bring the unborn child's father, text messages showed.
The teen's mother, Ana Meridiane, told the outlet that her daughter had communicated via social media with Pereira, who claimed to be a mother who was expecting another child.
'She said she had received a lot of clothes and wanted to donate some to Emilly,' the mother said.
Emilly Sena was attacked and killed by hanging before a sharp object was used to remove the baby from her womb
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
Emilly Sena was found buried in a shallow grave
Authorities initially arrested Pereira's husband, her brother-in-law and another man, but all three were released from custody Friday morning after Pereira confessed to acting alone.
Caio Alexandre, chief of Mato Grosso Civil Police Homicide and Persona Protection Department in Cuiabá, told reporters that the three individuals were still under investigation.
'The investigation is still on site to find out the dynamics of what happened, where the mother was restrained inside the house, to see traces of the blood, so we can understand where the aggression against her began until it escalates to the dumping point,' Alexandre said.
He noted that knives were found at the scene.
