Three people who were charged in the death of pregnant Chicago teen Marlen Ochoa appeared in court on June 3 after the family said that the child that was cut from the woman’s womb showed signs of breathing on his own.
Figueroa’s boyfriend, Piotr Bobak, also made a court appearance and was charged with concealing a homicide, and he has hired a private defense attorney to represent him. Bobak’s attorney said that he is innocent and had no knowledge of the teen’s murder.
He’s slated to appear in court on June 12.
“The baby is starting to be weaned off the respirator, but there’s a long way to go and we’re all praying for a miracle,” she told the publication.
“The baby looks so beautiful and so perfect, but we know otherwise,” Lozano added. “The lack of oxygen for so long did some major damage to the brain, and we’re all praying for a miracle right now.”
The child’s family has created a GoFundMe page that has raised tens of thousands of dollars for the child, named Yadiel.
“Thank you very much for the prayers and support that you have given me, I have no more words of thanks. God bless you. This help that you all are giving me will be for the future of my children Thank you, My children will forever be grateful... God bless you,” he added.
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When Ochoa struggled, Clarisa Figueroa yelled at her 24-year-old daughter — “You’re not doing your [expletive] job!” The daughter aided in the killing, Murphy said.
That’s when the baby was forcibly extracted, said Murphy.
The plot may have originated in late 2018, when Clarisa Figueroa told her family she was pregnant and later posted on Facebook an ultrasound and photos of a room decorated for a baby. Desiree Figueroa was surprised, Murphy said, because her mother had previously had her fallopian tubes tied to prevent pregnancy.