A PREGNANT teenager sent a harrowing text message to her family – just days before her boyfriend was charged with her murder.
Gregory Groom, 22, is accused of stabbing high school graduate Kylee Monteiro, 18, following a bust-up on August 6.
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Groom reported Kylee, who was 11 weeks pregnant, missing the next day following the alleged stabbing at the property in Rehoboth, Massachusetts.
The search for Kylee, 18, spanned around two weeks before Groom was arrested after a body believed to be her was found in a woodland near the home.
Groom has been charged with murder – an allegation which he denies – and a chilling text message was read out in court on Wednesday.
It was a message that Kylee is believed to have sent to her sister, Faith, on the day of the argument.
Kylee and Groom reportedly argued about her living arrangements.
She had recently been living in a homeless shelter for pregnant women, as reported by The Sun Chronicle.
“He threw me on the ground and pulled my hair and strangled me,” the text message said.
“My phone is at 4% and if I die, it was Greg.”
Groom was the last person to see Kylee alive, according to cops.
In the days after Kylee was reported missing, her family grew concerned.
They said she was active on social media and always in touch with relatives, as reported by the NBC affiliate WJAR-TV.
She was preparing to become a mother and had already chosen her baby’s name.
She was last seen wearing a red t-shirt that had the phrase “Get over it” emblazoned on the front.
But, Faith said her sister was timid.
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Groom was arrested on August 19 and initially faced charges of aggravated assault and battery.
But, when he was quizzed by cops, he appeared to give two different accounts.
Groom first told cops he pushed his girlfriend after the argument, as reported by the CBS affiliate WBZ-TV.
He claimed she fell back and hit her head.
Then, he drew a map of the area where he buried her remains, according to prosecutor Jason Mohan.
HORROR DEATH
Groom then chillingly admitted that he killed Kylee after being interrogated.
Harrowing details of the stabbing have since emerged.
He allegedly stabbed Kylee twice in the neck and once in the chest.
Groom allegedly stabbed Kylee with a kitchen knife and the impact of the stabbing forced the blade to break.
Cops were able to link Groom to Kylee’s murder after a body was found near his home.
Kylee’s body was around five feet underground, according to investigators.
Groom told cops he had spent “all night” digging the area where he is believed to have hidden the body.
The spot where her body was buried had been covered up with trees, according to the ABC affiliate WLNE-TV.
Cadaver dogs and excavators were used during the search at Groom’s home.
An autopsy on Kylee’s body is underway.
Groom was charged with murder following his admission and is being held without bail.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges at an arraignment hearing.
A probable cause hearing is due to take place on September 10.
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 or chat at thehotline.org.
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