An eight-month pregnant woman, Pamella Ferreira Andrade Martins was found dead in the coastal town of Macae, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil.
The 21-year old mother of one was killed on Wednesday after her baby was cut of her womb in an horrific attack at her home.
A family member said the Pamella was found inside a locked bathroom and the door had to be broken down before it was discovered that the victim has been butchered, with her belly hacked open and her unborn child missing.
According to DAILY MAIL, a 22-year-old woman, whose identity has not been revealed, was arrested when she was admitted to hospital after checking into a nearby A&E carrying the dead baby.
The woman had told the health professionals at the unit that she had given birth to the baby boy herself and had fallen down the stairs with him.
However, she was submitted to tests that proved she had not been pregnant. Local media also report that a knife and penknife were found in her handbag.
The police said the suspect had been pretending to be pregnant and was seen in the victim’s company the day before the crime.
The victim’s relatives told police that the suspect said she ‘would get herself a child whatever it takes’.
However, the family did not believe she was capable of committing such a crime.
Pamella left behind a husband and a two-year-old son.