US singer D4vd has been accused of purchasing tools online – including chainsaws – after prosecutors say he stabbed a teen girl to death.

The allegations were released in an evidence filing, which details his alleged motive and steps prosecutors say he took to cover his tracks before 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez's dismembered body was found in his car.

Prosecutors say he met Rivas Hernandez when she was 11, and allege he started sexually abusing her when she was 13 and he was 18. They allege the teen sent text messages threatening to reveal their illicit relationship and "destroy his life" before she was killed.

D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has pleaded not guilty.

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Attorneys for D4vd have maintained they "will vigorously defend David's innocence" and said they believe the "evidence will show that David did not kill Celeste".

He appeared in court on Wednesday as attorneys and prosecutors argued over the public release of the filing. He wore an orange Los Angeles County jail jumpsuit and was shackled while being escorted into the courtroom.

He said very little aside from "yes, your honour" when the judge asked if he was OK with his preliminary hearing being delayed until late May.

In the court filing on Wednesday, prosecutors allege that Burke stabbed the teen multiple times at his home.

The filing states prosecutors tracked purchases he'd made online using a fake name in the days after, including two chainsaws, an inflatable blue pool, a body bag and a shovel. They allege he also purchased a "burn cage" and made plans to incinerate evidence, the filing states.

The filing outlines previous interactions authorities had with the singer, including after the teen was reported missing in 2024 by her family.

Prosecutors say that text messages outline a lengthy argument on 22 April 2025 over the singer's relationship with other women. Rivas Hernandez texted threats to "disclose damaging information about her relationship with the defendant to end his career," the filing states.

Prosecutors say in the court document that they believe the teen was killed the following day.

Prosecutors say D4vd ordered an Uber for Rivas Hernandez that day to come to his home and she was dropped off there. They say he texted her multiple times, asking where she was, but prosecutors allege that the messages were part of his plan "to cover up the murder," the filing states.

D4vd's first studio album was released that week – on 25 April.

In the days after her alleged killing, prosecutors say the singer made an array of purchases online to dispose of Rivas Hernandez's body. The filing alleges he dismembered her remains in the garage of his Hollywood Hills home.

The court document also states that surveillance footage shows Burke was the last person to drive his Tesla, where the body was found in September 2025.

The filing released on Wednesday has offered the most detailed timeline since the case captured international attention last year.

In court on Wednesday, his attorneys tried to block the release of the nine-page filing, saying it will lead to more media coverage and could affect him getting a fair trial.

"We do have a very real concern about the amount and white hot focus and attention on this case for the last seven months and specifically in the last two weeks," his lawyer Blair Berk told the judge, arguing for the document to be sealed.

Judge Charlaine Olmedo allowed for the document to be released but did agree to keep other pieces of evidence sealed from public disclosure.

Another hearing in the case is due to take place next month.

D4vd, who rose to fame on TikTok with the viral hits Romantic Homicide and Here With me, was on tour when police found Rivas Hernandez's body in the front truck of his Tesla in September 2025. His worldwide tour was cancelled and he largely retreated from public life and social media.

Los Angeles police announced his arrest earlier this month.

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman filed seven criminal charges against him, including murder, continuous sexual abuse of a child and the mutilation of remains.

They said the teen had been reported missing by her family and was last seen at Burke's Hollywood Hills home on 3 April 2025. Her body was found decomposing in Burke's Tesla five months later.

Rivas Hernandez's family made their first public statement shortly after that, describing the love they had for the teen and calling for justice in her death.

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The BBC has been given access to a military base in Iraq where UK forces have been working together with their US counterparts during the conflict in the region.

The US announced an extended but fragile ceasefire on the US-Israel war in Iran – but prior to the ceasefire up to 28 drones were fired at the base on a daily basis.

"You hear weapons of destruction going off around you, and it's bloody difficult," an RAF air specialist at the base told the BBC's defence correspondent Jonathan Beale.

British and US forces were working side by side at this military base long before the war with Iran started – in the fight against the Islamic State group.

Sharp differences over the war Iran have certainly strained transatlantic relations. But on this base the two are still joined at the hip.

Armed Forces Minister Al Carns said the close co-operation between the two militaries was a "message that needed to be elevated". Since the conflict began "We've helped move Americans out of harms way; we've helped protect them and they've helped protect us," Carns said – though he stressed that British forces were in a "defensive posture".

Air Chief Marshal, Sir Harvey Smyth, said he'd met with the US commander of the base who'd been "effusive in praise" of UK forces. "I think our relationship is as strong as ever, and this operation has brought us even closer", he said.

But that certainly hasn't been reflected in the language between Washington and Westminster.

Ten people were injured and dozens of homes damaged as the twister hit the city of Enid.

Constant spring rainfall and melting ice have flooded the state's Black Lake and surrounding neighbourhoods.

Officials say the frozen blocks are being melted due to "dangerous and unsafe activities" after they were set up to promote the singer's album.

A black bear in Albany, New York, climbed a tree in a residential neighbourhood and was tranquillised before falling into a net held by wildlife and law enforcement officials.

Surveillance video shows the suspect starting the exchange with "How are you doing?" and saying "thank you", as he leaves.

BBC's Shaimaa Khalil reports from Los Angeles as singer David Burke pleads not guilty to the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.

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A landmark royal commission into antisemitism, called in the aftermath of the Bondi shooting, has recommended that gun reforms be prioritised and policing arrangements for Jewish holidays extended to other Jewish festivals.

The commission – Australia's most powerful form of public inquiry – was announced in January, three weeks after two gunmen opened fire at a Jewish event at Bondi Beach, killing 15 people.

The interim report by former High Court judge Virginia Bell gave 14 recommendations although five of them remain confidential due to national security concerns.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a National Security Committee meeting had agreed to implement all of Bell's recommendations.

On 14 December last year, a father-and-son duo – armed with rifles and shotguns – targeted a Sunday afternoon event at a Bondi Beach park.

Sajid Akram, 50, was killed by police at the scene of the shootings and his son Naveed Akram – the other alleged attacker – was critically injured and later transferred from hospital to prison.

The 24-year-old has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist attack.

Thursday's report recommended that state and federal governments should prioritise efforts to finalise and implement "nationally consistent" firearms reforms as well as a proposed gun buyback scheme.

Gun reforms put forward in the wake of the shooting have received a lukewarm response from some of Australia's states and territories, with Queensland, for example, refusing the buyback scheme and cap on firearms ownership.

It also said New South Wales (NSW) police procedures used for Jewish high holy days should be extended to other "high risk Jewish festivals and events, especially those with a public facing element".

Other recommendations included a review of joint counter-terrorism teams in Australia – made up of federal and state police forces, and the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) – as well as making the counter-terrorism commissioner's role full time.

The prime minister and national cabinet ministers should also take part in counter-terrorism exercises within nine months of each federal election, the report said.

The report said that it had not identified any gap in existing legal frameworks that would have prevented the attack, or impeded the ability of law enforcement or other agencies to respond to it.

"In these respects, no issue requiring urgent or immediate action has been identified," the report said.

It added that any failures to identify and act upon intelligence in the lead up to the shooting and in the allocation of police to the Hanukkah festival would be addressed in hearings, though some of these may be closed to the public.

Albanese said the report showed "no urgent changes" were required but that governments "could always do better".

David Ossip, President of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, said the report was "an important first step" in examining the circumstances around the attack but that it was "only part of the picture".

Antisemitism was "not only a law enforcement issue" but a "societal issue" and "the environment for Jewish Australians had been deteriorating well before Bondi", he said.

Alex Ryvchin, of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, told the ABC there were still "burning questions" surrounding the attack including how the Akrams were able to acquire firearms and why the festival hadn't been better resourced by police.

A first series of public hearings for the inquiry, which is looking at the rise of antisemitism in society and institutions and the events leading up to the mass shooting, is to begin on Monday.

A final report is to be delivered on the anniversary of the shooting.

In the days and weeks after the attack – Australia's worst mass shooting in almost 30 years – Albanese resisted calls to launch a royal commission, saying it would create disunity in the community.

Instead, he said a review into intelligence and law enforcement agencies by the country's former spy chief Dennis Richardson was the best way to respond to the shooting. That review was to look at what authorities had done in the lead-up to the attack and what improvements could be made.

But after weeks of mounting pressure from some of the families of the victims as well as politicians, high-profile public figures and the wider community, Albanese reversed his decision. A NSW state royal commission and the earlier review was folded into the federal inquiry.

A raft of legal reforms were also introduced including tighter laws on gun ownership and regulation, along with stricter hate speech legislation.

The public hearings on Monday will focus on defining antisemitism, how it manifests in society as well as the lived experiences of Jewish Australians in all facets of the community.

Bell has previously warned that the scope of the evidence that the inquiry can look at will be limited given the current court proceedings for Naveed Akram.

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