TV star Teodora Marcu, who was 26 weeks pregnant, was reportedly shot lifeless on the street whereas holding her three-year-old toddler in her arms in a stunning assault
A pregnant TV star was allegedly shot lifeless on the street in a horror assault.
Teodora Marcu, 23, was reportedly gunned down at shut vary whereas carrying her three-year-old daughter. The mum, who was 26 weeks pregnant on the time, was allegedly shot by her ex-boyfriend, Robert Lupu, 49.
Marcu was fatally shot exterior the Cosmopolis residential advanced close to the Romanian capital Bucharest on Saturday (31 Might). In response to NeedToKnow, the suspect allegedly shot himself after being cornered by cops.
The pregnant star had discovered fame on a Love Island-like present in her house nation referred to as Insula Lubirii. It is claimed she was attacked after leaving a children’ occasion along with her cousin and kids.
The pair posted pictures of the occasion on social media simply minutes earlier than the alleged assault. It is reported they went to purchase ice cream when Marcu was shot 4 occasions within the chest and stomach.
Marcu’s cousin tried to assist her on the road after the incident and tried to console her daughter. It is reported the suspect had left the scene earlier than being tracked down by police, after which he reportedly dedicated suicide.
Police mentioned: “Two deadly firearms have been discovered on the person, one in every of which he used to commit suicide. The 2 weapons have been seized by specialists from the Weapons Service of the Ilfov County Police Inspectorate and we’re nonetheless making an attempt to find out their origin.”
Marcu left the suspect, the Mirror writes, when she came upon he was mendacity about his marriage and he by no means accepted the connection was over.
Teodora was anticipating her second youngster along with her companion Alexandru Marcu, an illusionist, on the time of her loss of life. She would have given beginning to a son.
The investigation into her alleged homicide is ongoing.
Final month, magnificence influencer Valeria Márquez, 23, was fatally shot throughout a TikTok reside broadcast. The Mexican social media star was killed within the magnificence salon the place she labored within the metropolis of Zapopan by a person who entered and shot her, prosecutors mentioned.
The loss of life is being investigated as a femicide, the killing of a girl for causes of gender. The prosecutor’s workplace haven’t named a suspect.
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