CA - Noah Cuatro, 4, drowning now ruled a suspicious death, Palmdale, July 2019 *parents charged*

[imstilla.grandma]

The parents of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who died last July pleaded not guilty Thursday to murder and torture charges related to his death.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva launched an investigation into the child’s death, and said that his three siblings had been taken into protective custody.

The boy’s death raised questions about the actions of county social workers who interacted with the family — the source of a multi-million dollar claim filed by the child’s great-grandmother.

Cuatro and Jaurez are scheduled to be back in court April 7. If convicted as charged, they could each face up to 32 years to life in state prison.
Parents of 4-Year-Old Noah Cuatro Plead Not Guilty To Murder, Torture Charges Related To Child's Death

 

[SandyQLS]

DBM (double post?)

 

[SandyQLS]

Grand jury indictment returned and unsealed today, Tuesday January 28, 2020. There are additional charges related to sexual abuse of NC by Cuatro, and NC had trauma to his body not consistent with drowning. Cuatro faces 47 years to life, and Juarez faces 32 years to life, if convicted of all charges. Very long, new article at link updating the case:

Palmdale Parents Indicted on Murder, Torture Charges in Killing of 4-Year-Old Noah Cuatro: DA

 

[future criminologist]

Does anyone know where can we actually obtain the latest unsealed indictment documents from the grand jury? every article I read mentions them, but I can't find the actual report anywhere on the internet, which is frustrating. I'm sure they're probably heavily redacted but it would still be good to read them. The articles about them are brief and only provide very limited information.

 

[ArmChairDetective13]

Does anyone know where can we actually obtain the latest unsealed indictment documents from the grand jury? every article I read mentions them, but I can't find the actual report anywhere on the internet, which is frustrating. I'm sure they're probably heavily redacted but it would still be good to read them. The articles about them are brief and only provide very limited information.

Have you found any documents?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

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The call was the latest source of alarm for Susan Johnson, the Department of Children and Family Services caseworker tracking Noah. More than two years earlier, DCFS records show, his parents’ neglect led to the point where he was starving, weighing just 17 pounds and unable to walk. Authorities took Noah away then, but a commissioner had recently sent him back to his parents.

The call culminated in Johnson‘s securing a Juvenile Court order to again take Noah away and put him in protective custody. DCFS had 10 days to get Noah out and seen by a doctor, even if it required barging into the home with police. Carrying out that removal order could have saved Noah’s life.

Instead, DCFS ignored the order and kept Noah with his parents. He died less than two months later, on July 6, 2019. He was a month shy of his fifth birthday. His parents, Ursula Juarez and Jose Cuatro, now stand accused of murdering and torturing him.
Before a 4-year-old boy’s killing, authorities wavered on rescuing him

How the child welfare system failed Noah Cuatro

 

[borndem]

Just dammit.

 

[cvaldez1975]

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The call was the latest source of alarm for Susan Johnson, the Department of Children and Family Services caseworker tracking Noah. More than two years earlier, DCFS records show, his parents’ neglect led to the point where he was starving, weighing just 17 pounds and unable to walk. Authorities took Noah away then, but a commissioner had recently sent him back to his parents.

The call culminated in Johnson‘s securing a Juvenile Court order to again take Noah away and put him in protective custody. DCFS had 10 days to get Noah out and seen by a doctor, even if it required barging into the home with police. Carrying out that removal order could have saved Noah’s life.

Instead, DCFS ignored the order and kept Noah with his parents. He died less than two months later, on July 6, 2019. He was a month shy of his fifth birthday. His parents, Ursula Juarez and Jose Cuatro, now stand accused of murdering and torturing him.
Before a 4-year-old boy’s killing, authorities wavered on rescuing him

How the child welfare system failed Noah Cuatro

#tears… the last sentence of the first link… how just how?????

 

[Dawookie]

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The call was the latest source of alarm for Susan Johnson, the Department of Children and Family Services caseworker tracking Noah. More than two years earlier, DCFS records show, his parents’ neglect led to the point where he was starving, weighing just 17 pounds and unable to walk. Authorities took Noah away then, but a commissioner had recently sent him back to his parents.

The call culminated in Johnson‘s securing a Juvenile Court order to again take Noah away and put him in protective custody. DCFS had 10 days to get Noah out and seen by a doctor, even if it required barging into the home with police. Carrying out that removal order could have saved Noah’s life.

Instead, DCFS ignored the order and kept Noah with his parents. He died less than two months later, on July 6, 2019. He was a month shy of his fifth birthday. His parents, Ursula Juarez and Jose Cuatro, now stand accused of murdering and torturing him.
Before a 4-year-old boy’s killing, authorities wavered on rescuing him

How the child welfare system failed Noah Cuatro

Wow, I never knew that I know one of the people involved in the case. I can't even begin to imagine what this has done to him.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Noah Cuatro: Relatives of boy allegedly murdered by parents seek speedy trial of case against county

Relatives of Noah Cuatro, the 4-year-old Palmdale boy whose parents were charged with murder and torture in connection with his death, are suing Los Angeles County, alleging that prior to his death, there had been multiple reports of abuse to the county's DCFS.

www.foxla.com

 

[JerseyGirl]

Cuatro’s parents scheduled to appear in court

LANCASTER — The parents of a four-year-old Palmdale boy who died in July 2019 are scheduled to appear in an Antelope Valley courtroom on April 18 for a pretrial hearing

www.avpress.com

The parents of a four-year-old Palmdale boy who died in July 2019 are scheduled to appear in an Antelope Valley courtroom on April 18 for a pretrial hearing in their son’s death. The pretrial hearing was rescheduled from March 7.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Cuatro’s parents scheduled to appear in court

LANCASTER — The parents of a four-year-old Palmdale boy who died in July 2019 are scheduled to appear in an Antelope Valley courtroom on April 18 for a pretrial hearing

www.avpress.com

The parents of a four-year-old Palmdale boy who died in July 2019 are scheduled to appear in an Antelope Valley courtroom on April 18 for a pretrial hearing in their son’s death. The pretrial hearing was rescheduled from March 7.

I hope they get life sentences. What they did to this sweet boy makes me sick to my stomach.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Has anyone heard an update on this pretrial hearing? Was it held or rescheduled?

 

[Clearsky]

Parents Plead No Contest to Murder and Torture of 4-Year-Old Boy

The parents of a 4-year-old boy who was assaulted and abused for years before his death have reached a plea deal that won’t require them to admit guilt in his death but will send them to prison. Jose Cuatro, 32, and Ursula Juarez, 30, entered a plea of no contest on Friday in the death …

www.crimeonline.com

The parents of a 4-year-old boy who was assaulted and abused for years before his death have reached a plea deal that won’t require them to admit guilt in his death but will send them to prison.

Jose Cuatro, 32, and Ursula Juarez, 30, entered a plea of no contest on Friday in the death of Noah Cuatro, KABC reported.

They initially faced multiple charges — including murder and rape — in the boy’s torture and death after claiming that he drowned in a community pool in July 2019, as CrimeOnline reported. An autopsy said that the boy’s injuries were inconsistent with drowning.

Jose Cuatro was also charged with assault on a child causing death and sexual penetration of a child under 10, while Juarez charged with one count of child abuse under circumstances likely to cause death.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Deputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami, left, hugs Eva Hernandez, Noah Cuatro’s great-grandmother, following a pretrial hearing

In an Antelope Valley courtroom, both sat masked and in orange jumpsuits next to their attorneys. Noah’s great-grandmother, Eva Hernandez, watched nearby, occasionally crying and surrounded by her family and family members of other murdered children.

Their sentencing is scheduled for April 30. They both waived their right to appeal.

Juarez cried as she left the courtroom.

Parents plead no contest to killing and torturing their 4-year-old son, Noah Cuatro

Jose Cuatro pleaded no contest to first degree murder and torture and faces 32 years to life in prison. Ursual Juarez pleaded no context to second-degree murder and torture and faces 22 years to life in prison.

www.latimes.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[LaborDayRN]

Those seems like relatively short sentences. They will serve their time, get out early due to over crowding in CA prisons and go on with their lives. Makes me sick to my stomach.