A PREGNANT woman is accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death in front of his young son for not buying her gifts during a trip to a shopping mall.

Miata Phelan, 24, has been charged with first-degree murder for the death of her boyfriend, 28-year-old Larry Martin on April 30, The Chicago Sun-Times reports.

The man’s eight-year-old son, Lavelle, reportedly witnessed his father being knifed to death.

The court heard that after the stabbing, Phelan stood over Martin and yelled “This is what you get for messing with me. I hope you die, m-----------”.

Before the stabbing, Phelan, Martin, Lavelle and Martin’s 25-year-old cousin went to a shopping mall, the court heard.

Phelan, a student at Chicago’s Columbia College, reportedly became enraged when Martin bought items for his cousin and son but not her.

The accused called her boyfriend “selfish” and hit him while they were driving home, almost causing an accident.

Attorney Glen Runk told the court Phelan continued arguing with her boyfriend when they got back to their apartment.

She ended up locking Martin, his son and the cousin out of the house but let Martin back in when he banged on the door.

Phelan then allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the side as his son watched, the court heard.

Martin’s cousin rushed to help the stab victim, attempting to staunch the man’s wounds. But Martin collapsed and died on the footpath.

Lavelle told The Chicago Sun-Times of his father’s last moments: “His last words was to me (...) he said, ‘I’m gonna die, but I love you’.”

Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil set bail at $1 million.