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Desiree is now back in jail. At this time, it is unclear who will be caring for the child.
A spokesperson with the Cook County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Desiree and her mother Clarisa Figueroa, 46,have been in police custodysince May after they were accused of brutally killing 19-year-old mom-to-be Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and cutting her unborn child from her womb in April.
Marlen Ochoa-Lopez.Facebook
Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters in April that the suspects wanted to “raise the child as their own” after Clarisa allegedly faked a pregnancy, then called 911 on April 23 — the day the victim was last seen — to claim she’d just delivered a boy who was struggling to breathe.
It is not clear if Clarisa was pregnant or knew she was pregnant at the time of the alleged murder.
Investigators alleged at the time that Clarisa showed no signs of having delivered a child. They eventually found Ochoa-Lopez’s body in a garbage can in the Figueroas’ yard.
From left: Clarisa Figueroa, Desiree Figueroa and Piotr Bobak.Chicago Police
Clarisa and Desiree have since been charged with two counts of murder. Prior to the second count,which was issued in July after Yovany’s death, the two women received charges of first-degree murder, aggravated kidnapping, and aggravated battery.
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A third person, Desiree’s boyfriend Piotr Bobak, 40, was also charged for his alleged involvement and faces one felony count of concealment of a homicide.
PEOPLE has been unable to reach attorneys who might speak on the suspects’ behalf. They have pleaded not guilty to all charges.
The Figueroas were due in court this week, according toWGN 9.
source: people.com
