Agents Make a Gruesome Discovery After X-Raying Duffle Bag of Couple Trying to Cross Border

Last week, authorities happened upon a gruesome find at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Reports claim a man and woman were on their way to Tijuana, Mexico, on foot, and tried to cross the border through a pedestrian lane.

When police stopped them, 43-year-old Mercy Mary Becerra tried to run away.

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Then police put a duffel bag belonging to the man, 38-year-old Johnny Lewis Hartley, through an X-ray machine.

A toddler was found dead inside the bag.

The LA Times reports that the little girl, who police are calling Jane Doe, was likely drowned to death. The toddler was also said to be malnourished and dehydrated — all contributing factors to her death.

Johnny Lewis Hartley fue detenido en el lugar , mientras que la mujer Mercy Mary Becerra fue arrestada después http://pic.twitter.com/sdtq4tpp6r

— JORGE BECERRIL (@MrElDiablo8) August 11, 2016

Becerra and her partner, Hartley, have pled not guilty to the single charge of murder.

Deputy District Attorney Kurt Mechals says that the pair are not the deceased child’s parents, but did know the parents. He claims he isn’t certain how the child, believed to be 2-years-old, drowned — but he thinks it was a “residential-type drowning,” and added that “there’s a lot of information we’re still gathering.”

According to Fox News, drug and gang related violence in Tijuana is on an upswing. Only a couple years ago, many were reporting a renewed interest in the border town as a tourist destination.

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New fancy eateries were even opening up in the Baja-area city. However, stories of vicious gang-related violence have made many American tourists weary of traveling south of the border.

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CBS Local spoke to the couple’s neighbor, who said:

“I can’t believe that, it’s just really sad,” said Henry Munoz. “That someone could do that.”

He said the couple lived in apartment 3 with a “number of children. Two twins, a couple of older ones. Four were in their teens.”

“There were a lot of kids there,” he said, “they had like eight kids.

If convicted, Becerra and Harley could face 25 years to life in prison.

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Woman’s Unapologetic Picture Shows What Post-Baby Bodies Really Look Like, and Moms Are Thrilled

Women are constantly bombarded by images of well-known moms bouncing back into shape in no time after having a baby.

Model Chrissy Teigen posted a Mother’s Day photo of her skinny little tummy soon after she gave birth to her and John Legend’s baby, Luna:

Mother’s Day Brunch – low and slow scrambled eggs, chicken and waffles and roasted bacon, oh my!

A photo posted by chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) on May 8, 2016 at 1:03pm PDT

Plenty of moms attack the gym after having babies and chronicle their amazing progress:

I am so proud of myself! #weightlossjourney2016 #weightloss #weightlossjourney #fitnesslife #fitnessgoals #fitness #fitnessjourney #myfitnessjourney #myweightlossjourney #myfitnesspal #countingcalories #calories #motivation #staymotivated #stayathomemom #sahm #momlife #momsofinstagram #csectionmom #progressphoto #fitmom #fitgirls #fattofit #postbabyweightloss #postbabybody #babyweightloss #babybody

A photo posted by Jamie (@journey_intomy_thirties) on Jul 28, 2016 at 8:57am PDT

And good for them!

Reaching for the sky and getting that stretch #postnatal #postpartum #babybody #motherof5 #yogalover #yogapractice #yogaeverydamnday #teamfollowback #teamnatural #abs #

A photo posted by Katia Thomas (@kangoyoga) on Jul 30, 2016 at 12:28am PDT

But those who don’t have that kind of stamina — or personal trainers, dietitians, and chefs hovering over them before and after birth — might feel a twang of guilt that they haven’t “bounced back” as quickly as the moms they see on social media.

Enter lifestyle blogger, Olivia White of Melbourne, Australia, who decided to keep things real. She had been keeping readers posted on her pregnancy:

Pregnancy. It certainly isn’t all ‘glow’ and glam and it can be hard to accept the changes it makes on your body – I certainly struggled with it all! But there is no doubt that for all its ups and downs, creating a life is truly an amazing thing! From a tiny cell to this beautiful baby – it’s crazy! It’s incredible what the body can do, what it can endure and what it can create! I just wish it could ease of the nausea and heartburn just tad ???? #pregnantandperfect ???? : @sleepinggrace

A photo posted by ✖️ OLIVIA WHITE ✖️ (@houseofwhite_) on Aug 2, 2016 at 3:48am PDT

And then let it all hang out with her post-baby body:

Puffy face, droopy milk filled boobs, wider hips and belly full of stretch marks!! That’s my post baby reality, no ‘bouncing back’ here! And you know what? I couldn’t give a shit! Because I’m not the same person I was before I had babies, so why would would I want my body to reflect something and someone I no longer am? Those droopy boobs fed my babies and grew them up big and strong ???????? Those hips and rippled belly was home to my little babes for 9 months ???????? It might not be the ‘transformation’ body so many ogle or aspire to! And sure, some days I wish it didn’t jiggle so much and was a bit ‘firmer’ but then I just remember the awesome shit it’s done and cut myself some slack and go eat a cheeseburger, because we earned it ???????? ????: @sleepinggrace

A photo posted by ✖️ OLIVIA WHITE ✖️ (@houseofwhite_) on Jul 27, 2016 at 3:38am PDT

Her photo got a lot attention, but her words did, too:

“Puffy face, droopy milk filled boobs, wider hips and belly full of stretch marks!! That’s my post baby reality, no ‘bouncing back’ here

And you know what? I couldn’t give a shit! Because I’m not the same person I was before I had babies, so why would would I want my body to reflect something and someone I no longer am?

Those droopy boobs fed my babies and grew them up big and strong. Those hips and rippled belly was home to my little babes for 9 months.

It might not be the ‘transformation’ body so many ogle or aspire to! And sure, some days I wish it didn’t jiggle so much and was a bit ‘firmer’ but then I just remember the awesome shit it’s done and cut myself some slack and go eat a cheeseburger, because we earned it.”

Her words, “I’m not the same person I was before I had babies,” resonated with women who thanked her for showing her real post-baby body:

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Another wrote:

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Olivia White told Independent Journal Review that she wanted her words to give hope to women:

“It’s not about ‘bouncing’ back because you’re not the same person you were before. You are a mother now, you carried a child/children for nine months, you worked SO hard to do that and why would you want to hide that.

You would never want to not be a mum, so why does your body have to resemble something it’s not. Embrace the changes and just enjoy motherhood without the pressure to change your body back to something!”

She said that she’s getting 99% positive feedback from her post, and she’s not paying any attention to the few haters:

“What people say about me and think about me isn’t my business! I’m not here to take on anyone’s negativity. I know that photo’s amazing, that body made babies, no one can tell me different!”

If her photo and words weren’t enough to convey it, she had one message for women who are disappointed in the way their bodies look postpartum:

“Be happy with yourself for who you are now, no matter what that looks like! Enjoy every aspect of motherhood, including your body!”

Sometimes that’s easier said than done, but Olivia wants you to remember her if you’re feeling down about your body — and recognize that you’ve got company.

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