Mystery as mum 7-months pregnant with fourth baby is found dead with WOMB cut open in brutal murder

A PREGNANT mum has horrifically been found dead with her womb cut out after a brutal murder in Brazil. Cops discovered the butchered body of Ohana Karolin, 24, with her genitals mutilated and stomach ripped open on Wednesday. NewsflashOhana Karolin, 24, was found with her stomach cut out open and her womb ripped out[/caption] They believe the mum-of-three, who was seven months pregnant with her fourth child, may have been targeted in a ritual killing. Her disfigured corpse was found by traumatised passersby in the municipality of Mogi Guacu in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. Ohana was wearing only t-shirt when officers found a pair of shorts, flip flops and a number of coins lying next to her maimed body. Her stomach had been sliced open and her womb was ripped out, according to local media reports. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS RUN FOR THE BORDER Queues to get out of Russia seen from SPACE as '260k have already fled' SHARK BAIT Chilling reason great white may have mauled mum to death in front of family Investigators said they suspect the 24-year-old may have been “sacrificed” in a “macabre ritual”. The tragic mum was found in Portal dos Lagos, an area surrounded by evangelical churches of different denominations. The condition of the unborn baby, that was presumably too young to have survived without medical intervention, remains unclear. Ohana’s ex-husband, the father of her children, was called to identify her body in wake of the gruesome discovery. Most read in The Sun FLY BYE UK airport to permanently CLOSE as flights are stopped BIT RICH Strictly's Richie Anderson breaks silence on Gio 'feud' amid 'tension' backstage TRENT HOME Alexander-Arnold among five players axed from England squad but Toney in JOY AFTER PAIN Corrie's Lucy Fallon, 26, reveals secret pregnancy after tragic miscarriage 'MANIPULATIVE' 'Abuser' allowed to marry stranger on MAFS despite '3 exes warning police' OUTTA HERE I’m a Celebrity legend leaves show after 20 years ahead of new series A pal has claimed she saw the young mum inside a black car around midnight on the day of the murder. And another told local news site UOL the mum-of-three had become involved with a “tough gang”. Other witnesses confirmed seeing what appeared to be the same vehicle near the crime scene at around 3am the same day. Cops are also said to be considering boyfriends or former partners as suspects in the killing. The police have launched an investigation and are waiting for a follow-up analysis from the Legal Medical Institute and the Institute of Criminalistics. Read More on The Sun Magic wand People are only just realising they've been using bubble wands wrong THAT'S TIGHT Kate Middleton swears by a £6 product to stop her shoes from slipping The crime was registered as a homicide at the Mogi Guacu General Investigations Police Station. Municipal Civil Guards could only confirm the death of a young woman who was already the mother of three children. NewsflashShe was seven months pregnant with her fourth child when she was butchered in Brazil[/caption]