A YOUNG mother was murdered and her baby cut from her womb by a jealous teenager.

Nathaly Cartas Leon (20) was preparing the nursery for her new arrival and looking for items on Facebook, when she came in contact with Salinas Hernandez (17).

The incident happened in the city of Reynosa in Mexico.

She arranged to meet Hernandez to buy some items off her for the new nursery.

Leon was eight-months-pregnant at the time.

As soon as she walked through the door of Hernandez’ house she was hit on the back of the head with a blunt object, before being viciously stabbed to death.

Hernandez then cut open the woman’s stomach and removed her unborn child.

Leon was reported missing by her concerned family, however it was only several days later that the crime was discovered when Hernandez attended a hospital with the dead baby.

She claimed the child was stillborn at home – however doctors soon realised the baby did not belong to the teen.

The baby had suffocated in its mother’s womb after the death of its mother.

The teen confessed to the murder under questioning.

She told police that she had recently had an abortion and regretted it, and wanted the child for her own.

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