Los angels county A four -year -old boy’s family will pay $ 20 million, which was tortured Death In 2019, by his parents, settled a one-year wrong death trial.
Noah Cutero died a few days before his fifth birthday at the hands of his parents, Jose Maria Cute Jr. and Ursula Ellen Juarez, who did not compete for allegations of murder and torture. Both of them have been sentenced to decades behind bars.
The baby’s grandmother, Evengelina Hernandez filed a wrong death case against the county on behalf of Noah’s siblings in 2020. The suit has accused the children and family services of the county department of ignoring the court order to remove a four-year-old child from the custody of his parents, ABC7 Informed
“While nothing happened, it has been damaged, $ 20 million today Basti Provides some measures to support his living family, “Los Angeles County Supervisor Catherine Burgar said in a statement,” the boy’s death was “heartbreaking tragedy”.
“Noah’s life was not in vain. His case has strengthened the need for a stable child welfare work for children for the ongoing review of child welfare affairs, a strong partnership with our schools and better safety of children in the Antelope Valley. Noah will leave a legacy behind – he will not forget,” he said.
Following the disposal approval, the Department of Child Services also said that it expects to make changes after the tragedy.
The department said in a statement, “This DCFS hopes that this resolution gives a feeling of peace to Noah’s family.” “DCFS is committed to learning from the past, improving your work and working with transparency.”
The settlement is the end of a five -year -long court fight. In May 2019, the order to remove was authorized, but never executed; DCFS continued investigating allegations of misconduct, showing court documents. Cuatro died after less than two months.
His parents called 911, saying that the child drowned in a pool in his apartment complex. But four years of injuries and condition raised doubts, Los angeles time Informed
Hernandez told the paper, “He always begged me not to send my parents.” “I tried to convince him several times, but he did not understand. He will take his small hands and look into my eyes and say,” Don’t go there. “
A revised complaint seen by ABC7 stated that Cuatro’s eldest brother and sister told Hernandez that his father forced him to “fight and beat” a four-year-old child “physically fight and beat”, said the plaintiffs. The suit also gave details of allegations of abuse and neglect by the parents.
There were no beds or mattresses in the children’s bedroom. Instead, there was only one mattress in the living room, stated in the filing. A social worker testified that the house had smell of dishonesty and “was disorganized and dirty,” said ABC7.
Many reports of misconduct were made before the child’s death, it is said in the suit.
After the death of the child, social activists threatened their great fervor “attempts to silence him,” the trial claimed. If Hernandez made a public statement about the case or filed a case, he would lose her dialect for the protection of her three great -grandfather, allegedly threatened.
Hernandez told Times She thinks about her great-grandson every day: “I know she is no longer suffering.”