Victim Debora da Silva Alves was throttled, butchered and then burned on a fire before her charred body was found in a rainforest in Mauazinho on the Amazon.
Shocking forensic evidence shows that during the attack in August last year (2023) her womb had been cut open and both her feet had been severed.
Her baby’s corpse was later found after it had been thrown into the river, say prosecutors.
Accused Gil Romero Machado Batista is said to have slaughtered the teen mum-to-be to hide his affair with her.
Sick Batista and his alleged accomplice Jose Nilson Azevedo da Silva, who faces the same charges, had lured her to a meeting saying he was going to buy the baby a cot.
At a hearing on 14th May judges at the Amazonas Court ruled that they will face a trial by jury.
Her body was only found after her family reported her missing and police arrested da Silva, who worked with Batista.
Da Silva confessed under questioning, say prosecutors, and led police to where the baby’s body had been dumped.
