GoFundMe Launched For Family Of Slain Pregnant Teen Marlen Ochoa

CHICAGO — A fundraiser has been launched for the family of pregnant teen Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, who police said was strangled to death earlier this month and her baby boy taken from her womb. The 19-year-old mother was pregnant with her second child, and leaves behind her husband and 3-year-old son.

The newborn remains on life support, and her husband, Yovani Lopez, said he has faith that the baby will live.

"With all my heart I keep asking for your help," he posted on the GoFundMe page. "Pray as my son recovers. Thank you very much for the prayers and support that you have given me..."

More than $24,000 has been donated by hundreds of people in support of the family.

"This help that you all are giving me will be for the future of my children," Yovani Lopez said. "Thank you, my children will forever be grateful... God bless you."

Clarisa Figueroa, 46, and her daughter Desiree Figueroa, 24, have been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery against a child, police said. The daughter confessed to helping her mother kill Ochoa-Lopez, according to police. The mother's boyfriend, Piotr Bobak, 40, is charged with concealing a homicidal death.

A vigil was held Sunday night in remembrance of Ochoa-Lopez, and a mural was painted in her honor.

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