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.

Morales, who was five months pregnant with her second daughter, had suffered multiple stab wounds, according to Downers Grove police and was pronounced dead at the scene…

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