Marlen Ochoa-López case: the first picture with his baby's father torn from the belly of his murdered mother

He came to the world in a very unfavorable situation, but he clings to life.

Marlen's baby Ochoa-Lopez, a nine-month-old Latina who was strangled in Chicago last month to tear her from her belly, opened her eyes for the first time last Sunday.

This was not an opportunity for the little one. That day, his father, Giovanni López, gave him a first hug.

"We were praying and praying, and he opened his eyes.His father said: 'My God, he opened his eyes'," told CNN Cecilia Garcia , the spokesperson for the family.

García says that the baby remains serious and without brain activity, although López does not want to disconnect him.

"He wants to explore all options before making a (definitive) decision," he told Agencia EFE.

He explained that the child, who celebrates May 23 every month, has received the name of Yovanny Jadiel and that they see in an optimistic gesture the fact that he opened his eyes.

"Like others, we are all motivated by faith, we have faith, and his father and the rest of the family believe that the little one will heal," he said.

Traumatic birth

Yovanny Jadiel was taken to the Chicago Hospital on January 23rd when Clarisa Figueroa, a 46-year-old woman, called the emergency number to report that she had given birth to the baby. child at home and that he had respiratory problems.

DNA tests later revealed that the baby was the son of the late Marlen Ochoa-López and her husband Yovani López.

According to police investigations, Figueroa would have invited Ochoa-Lopez to her home by promising to give her clothes for the future baby, but once there, she strangled her before taking the child out of the house. his stomach.

The woman and her daughter, Desiree Figueroa, 24, have been charged with first degree murder and are currently being held without bail, by order of a court.

Piotr Bobak, Clarissa's boyfriend, is also arrested. He is accused of helping to conceal a homicide.