Kylee Monteiro's boyfriend faces murder charge in death of missing pregnant teen in Rehoboth, Massachusetts
Groom, 22, was arrested Tuesday after a body believed to be that of Monteiro was found during a search of his home and property. He will be arraigned in Taunton District Court.
You can watch it live on CBS News Boston as soon as it happens Wednesday morning in the video above.
Groom reported Monteiro missing back on Thursday, August 7. She was last seen alive at his home on County Street that day, according to Bristol County District Attorney Tom Quinn. Her sister said Groom and Monteiro had an "altercation" the night before she went missing,
An extensive search for launched for Monteiro, who was 11 weeks pregnant, Quinn said. She had just graduated from Attleboro High School earlier this summer.
After a search that lasted nearly two weeks, Groom was initially arrested Tuesday afternoon. He was charged with aggravated assault and battery on a pregnant person, domestic assault and battery and witness intimidation in connection with the incident with Monteiro on August 6, Quinn said.
As investigators expanded their search of his family's property off County Street Tuesday evening, they found "human remains consistent with those of Kylee Monteiro," Quinn told reporters. Investigators are waiting for official confirmation from the state medical examiner. Groom was held overnight without bail.
"She wanted to be a mother and she was so happy," friend Kira Schofield said. "Kylee will always be remembered and always be loved."
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