(L.A.) Noah Cuatro, 4, Died in a Hospital

Case Number: 2019-05070

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 4-year-old male of Latin American ethnicity that occurred in a hospital.

The coroner’s office has identified the child as Noah Cuatro of Palmdale, California.

Manner of Death: Homicide

Cause of Death: Sequelae of Homicidal Asphyxia

Other Significant Condition: Blunt Force Traumatic Injuries

RIP NOAH CUATRO (August 20, 2014 – July 6, 2019)

The medical examiner found healing rib fractures and sexual assault trauma consistent with sodomization, among other injuries.

The decedent’s parents, 28-year-old Jose Maria Cuatro and 26-year-old Ursula Elaine Juarez, were charged with murder and child abuse in the case.

Prosecutors allege Jose Cuatro targeted Noah because he believed he wasn’t his biological son. A DNA test conducted through the autopsy found evidence that Noah was his biological son.