(L.A.) Arlette Cruz Velazquez, 8, Died in a Hospital

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Case Number: 2025-18943

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an eight-year-old Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the child as Arlette Cruz Velazquez.

Manner of Death: Natural

Cause of Death: Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 7

Other Significant Condition: Urinary Tract Infections

RIP ARLETTE CRUZ VELAZQUEZ ( December 4, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday.

Spinocerebellar ataxia type 7 (SCA7) is a rare inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive problems with movement (ataxia) together with deterioration of vision due to retinal degeneration.