New details have emerged regarding the case of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, the pregnant Chicago teen who was murdered and had her baby ripped from her womb.
New details have emerged regarding the case of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, the pregnant Chicago teen who was murdered and had her baby ripped from her womb.
She was one of three pregnant women of color who had been reported missing from Chicago's south side within a matter of months.
Her husband put in a missing persons report after Lopez never showed up to pick up her three-year-old son from daycare.
Police have confirmed that the murder was indeed a homicide, and that Lopez's baby was cut out of her womb after she had been killed.
The call was made by a 46-year-old woman who claimed that she had just given birth, but that her baby was not breathing.
Lopez's body was found in the home that the call was made from.
Yavani Yadiel Lopez is currently being treated at Advocate Christ Medical Centre, and his DNA has been matched with Lopez's.
As of May 17th, the baby's condition is described as "grim" with very little brain function.
He nearly collapsed as he was walked into the Cook County medical examiners office to aid in the identification of his daughter.
This is something no parent should have to experience.
Lopez's family is reportedly heartbroken and "unable to make sense of the situation."
They are truly living a nightmare.
"We plead to God that he gives us our child because that is a blessing that my wife left for us," he stated, "I have a lot of faith that the baby is going to live. God is going to give me that miracle."
Chicago Police participated in a briefing in which they revealed that all three suspects that had been brought in for questioning have been arrested and charged in the case of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez.
Clarisa's boyfriend Piotr Bobak has been charged with concealing murder.
We now know that Clarisa is the woman who made the original 911 call claiming that her baby was not breathing.
Lopez leaves behind a three-year-old son and husband who she loved dearly, a mourning group of family and friends, and a community left in pieces.
h/t: Twitter, Chicago Sun-Times