The teenager accused of stabbing a pregnant Downers Grove mother to death is in critical condition from what appear to be self-inflicted injuries, according to the DuPage County sheriff’s office. 

Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont, suffered the injuries in his housing unit just before 5 p.m. Thursday at the DuPage County Correctional Center, the sheriff’s office said in a news release. Earlier in the day, Revuckas was ordered detained while awaiting trial. 

Revuckas faces charges of first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, armed robbery, arson and aggravated cruelty to animals. He’s suspected of stabbing 30-year-old mom Eliza Morales about 70 times, killing her and her unborn child before setting her home on fire, prosecutors have alleged in court. 

The sheriff’s office said it’s continuing to look into the incident, but believe his injuries were self-inflicted. A preliminary investigation indicated no other individuals were involved. 

Revuckas is in critical condition at a medical facility that isn’t being disclosed for “safety and security concerns,” the sheriff’s office said. 

Morales’ family remembers her as a kind person who cared deeply about children and human rights causes. She worked in the payroll department at Lurie Children’s Hospital. She was about five months pregnant at the time of her death and leaves behind a husband and 1½-year-old daughter. 

“She always said my kids are going to be smart, they’re going to read, they’re going to know,” Morales’ mother-in-law told the Tribune earlier this week. “She always was at the library with the baby, always trying to absorb knowledge.”

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