A married couple kills a pregnant woman after trying to cut her baby out of her belly!

Wednesday, 28 December, 2018

A married couple who couldn't have children allegedly kidnapped a pregnant mum and cut the baby from her belly - killing them both.

Police believe Thaina da Silva Pinto, 21, and husband Fabio Luiz Lima abducted 22-year-old Rayanni Christini Costa and planned to remove her baby with a knife to keep for themselves.

But the infant and mum both died as the couple cut through the woman's belly, according to police. 

Investigators yesterday found the charred bodies of what they believe are Ms Costa, who disappeared two weeks ago, and her baby in the garden of the couple's home in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Pinto lured Lima into her home promising to give her donations for her unborn baby and that's where she and her husband did the despicable act.

Police chief Elen Souto, from Rio's Department of Missing Persons, said a knife was found in the home and there were pools of blood in several rooms.

She said: "We believe that they tried to force Rayanni's labour. In this process, the baby died. So they killed the mother too."

Pinto and Lima are under arrest accused of double homicide and concealment of corpses.