The body of a 5 months pregnant 16-year-old girl  from the Dominican Republic, Emely Peguero, has been found in a suitcase on the side of the road on Friday.


Fetal remains were found in the body of Peguero, who was confirmed to be five months pregnant and tests also showed that her uterus was punctured and she suffered a blunt blow to the head, according to the Attorney General of the Dominican Republic.

Marlon Martinez, the boyfriend of the 16-year-old and a U.S citizen, and his mother Marlyn Martinez have since been detained after he allegedly revealed that he dumped her body in a landfill in panic following her death from an abortion, which is illegal in the Dominican Republic, People reports.

The authorities searched the landfill and were unable to find her body. Marlyn Martinez allegedly offered the prosecution her knowledge of where the dead body could be found. Authorities reportedly denied her offer, which led to her arrest. An unnamed third person was also taken into custody for allegedly helping in transferring the body.