A 13-year-old girl who was sexually abused by her father for four years died while giving birth to his child, police in Brazil have said.

Schoolgirl Luana Ketlen died on December 11 after she was admitted to hospital suffering severe abdominal pains, before medics discovered she was pregnant.

Doctors decided to induce labour and delivered a baby boy - who has survived - before rushing the girl to a specialist care unit. She died en route.

Police subsequently issued a warrant for 36-year-old father Tome Faba, saying they believe he began abusing his daughter when she was aged just nine.

Faba went on the run before being caught in the city of Coari a week later.

He appeared in court for the first time on December 27 charged with child abuse and manslaughter.

Faba's family, who live on the outskirts of Coari, say they had no idea about the abuse.

The slightly-built teen was seven months pregnant when she was rushed to Coari regional hospital suffering from severe pains.

Doctors diagnosed her with acute anaemia and decided to induce labour.

She gave birth to a premature baby boy who miraculously survived.