Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortion
The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year."What [if] the first abortion didn't work?" Celeste texted Burke in June 2024, according to prosecutors. She was 13 years old at the time and he was 19. Prosecutors say Burke killed her after she threatened to reveal he had been abusing a minor and destroy his career.
- ▪The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year."What [if] the first abortion didn't work?" Celeste texted Burke in
- ▪She was 13 years old at the time and he was 19.
- ▪Prosecutors say Burke killed her after she threatened to reveal he had been abusing a minor and destroy his career.
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Texts reveal 14-year-old allegedly murdered by singer D4vd had pregnancy and abortionImage source, AFP via Getty ImagesBySareen Habeshian and Sam Mulick, Reporting from court in Los AngelesPublished44 minutes agoTexts between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old he is accused of murdering, reveal she had been pregnant and had had an abortion before her death. The messages were shown during a hearing for a judge to determine if the singer, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, should go on trial for the teen's death last year."What [if] the first abortion didn't work?" Celeste texted Burke in June 2024, according to prosecutors. She was 13 years old at the time and he was 19.
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