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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Asher Añiga

D4vd Court Update: Evidence of Chainsaw Purchases Shown in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez Case

Graphic courtroom photos and alleged evidence of chainsaw purchases were presented during the preliminary hearing of singer D4vd over the death of Celeste Rivas Hernandez. (Credit: Instagram/d4vddd)

Graphic crime scene photographs of a dismembered 14-year-old girl were shown to her parents during the opening day of a preliminary hearing in Hollywood on Tuesday, detailing the murder case against the 21-year-old singer known as D4vd. Prosecutors presented images of Celeste Rivas Hernandez alongside alleged evidence of chainsaw purchases, marking the start to the preliminary hearing against the young musician.

To recall, the body of the young girl was discovered last year inside a Tesla registered to David Anthony Burke, who performs under the stage name D4vd. He has since pleaded not guilty to charges of murdering and sexually abusing the teenager. Until this week, the grim details of the crime scene had only been described in written documents. Tuesday marked the very first time these photographs were shown publicly in court.

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