(L.A.) Melinda Soto, a Baby, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2025-16914

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a Hispanic female that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office identified the infant girl as Melinda Soto.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Mechanical Asphyxia

RIP MELINDA SOTO ( October 28, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Tuesday.

The child was about six months old.