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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Andrea Cavallier

Teen accused of killing pregnant woman and setting her home on fire after she tried to stop him from breaking in

A pregnant woman was stabbed to death inside her Illinois home that was then set on fire after investigators say she tried to stop a teen from breaking into the apartment – a brutal attack that also killed her unborn baby and left her family shattered.

Firefighters responding to the blaze in Downers Grove found 30-year-old Eliza Morales in the burning home just before 9 p.m. on Monday. Police said the fire was intentionally set.

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