Photo of singer D4vd shown during a press conference in Los Angeles Frederic J. Brown/AFP Text messages between singer D4vd and Celeste Rivas Hernandez, revealed this Friday (24), indicate that she became pregnant and had an abortion a year before being murdered by the artist. In the exchange in early January 2024, D4vd, whose real name is David Burke, apologizes for "putting her through this." "It's okay," she said in a text message, "neither of us can afford to take care of the baby. It's better this way, isn't it?" He apologizes again before asking if it's his, and she replies, "Of course it's yours." The testimony took place during a preliminary hearing in which a judge will decide whether D4vd should be put on trial for Hernández's murder. READ ALSO: D4vd case: autopsy indicates cause of death of 14-year-old girl; singer is accused of murder Who is D4VD, singer associated with murder investigation in the USA Body found in singer D4vd's car was 'unrecognizable', says witness Singer D4vd dismembered teenager with a saw, says Los Angeles prosecutor Prosecutors seek to prove that Burke began sexually abusing Rivas Hernandez when she was 13 and he was 18, and stabbed her to death when she threatened to reveal their long sexual history and ruin his career. The teenager's mother reported her daughter missing in 2024. According to prosecutors, Burke committed the crime after the young woman threatened to publicly reveal the relationship, considered illegal by authorities. The teenager's body was found inside the artist's Tesla in September last year, a few days before she turned 15. The singer pleaded not guilty to charges of murder, continued sexual abuse of a minor under the age of 14 and illegal mutilation of human remains. If convicted, he could receive a life sentence or even the death penalty.