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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

Daughter will testify against her mother in murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, whose baby was cut from her womb

Yovani Lopez, the husband of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, speaks to reporters after the couple’s grandparents arrived in Chicago from Mexico in the days after her murder. (Sun-Times)

The daughter of a woman accused of strangling a pregnant teen and cutting out her unborn child has agreed to testify against her mother.

In a deal that will send her to prison for 30 years, Desiree Figueroa pleaded guilty Monday to the 2019 murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. 

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