(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.