The mum of the tragic Southfields teen dismembered in Brazil has spoken about her daughter's killing.
Cara Maria Burke, 17, had flown to Brazil three months ago with Mohamed D'Ali Carvalho Santos after meeting him in London.
But last Saturday police say he stabbed Cara to death, leaving her body in the bathroom before returning to dismember her the next day.
He has now been charged with murder after Cara’s body parts were found dumped in the city of Goiania on Monday.
Her mum Anne-Marie Burke told the Daily Mirror: "I'll never recover from this. My baby is in bits, they can't even find her. I need her back, I just want my baby back where she belongs."
She added: "That monster has taken my girl. He took her life and I want his."
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