(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.