(L.A.) Charlie Trejo, 8, Died in a Hospital
Case Number: 2013-00689
Los Angeles County is reporting the death of an 8-year-old Hispanic male that occurred in a hospital.
The coroner’s office has identified the child as Charlie Trejo.
Manner of Death: Accident
Cause of Death A: Hypoxic/Ischemic Encephalopathy
Cause of Death B: Hanging by Wheelchair Harness
Cause of Death C: Probable Seizure
Cause of Death D: Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
RIP CHARLIE TREJO (August 17, 2004 – January 24, 2013)
Formal pronouncement of death was made on Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
Niemann–Pick type C (NPC) is colloquially known as childhood Alzheimer’s. It is a lysosomal storage disease associated with mutations in NPC1 and NPC2 genes.