A Massachusetts man has been charged with homicide for allegedly stabbing his pregnant girlfriend to demise, then burying her physique in his grandma’s yard — a grisly killing she predicted in a chilling textual content to household.
Gregory Groom, 22, was arraigned in Taunton District Courtroom on Wednesday, only a day after the physique of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro was discovered buried behind a shed on the Rehoboth property the place he lives along with his grandparents, WCVB reported.
Monteiro was 11 weeks pregnant when she was final heard from on August 7 — the day she despatched her sister an alarming textual content message claiming Groom had attacked her.
“He threw me on the bottom, and pulled my hair and strangled me,” she wrote. “My telephones at 4 % if I die, it was Greg.”
The subsequent day Groom himself referred to as police to report his girlfriend lacking, and mentioned she’d been at his home trying to keep, then left following an argument.
However when he fell beneath suspicion and police advised him they had been planning to go looking his grandparents’ property, Groom allegedly folded and owned as much as all the pieces.
Prosecutors alleged Groom confessed to stabbing Monteiro with a kitchen knife, after which dragging her physique to the woods and burying her about 5 ft underground.
Her physique was finally discovered about 20 yards from the place the combat allegedly occurred.
Regardless of the alleged confession, Groom pleaded not responsible to the homicide.
It’s unclear whether or not or not the kid Monteiro was carrying was Groom’s.
“She was so loving and so caring, and I really like her a lot. My daughter was her finest buddy,” household buddy Kira Schofield advised WCVB.
And the sufferer’s sister, Religion Monteiro, mentioned she was nonetheless making an attempt to grapple with what occurred.
“I misplaced my sister, and I’ll by no means see her once more or say something to her or get the possibility to say goodbye or inform her that I really like her,” Religion mentioned.
For those who or somebody you realize is affected by any of the problems raised on this story, name the Nationwide Home Violence Hotline at 1.800.799.SAFE (7233) or textual content START to 88788.
