"Los Angeles County agreed to pay $20 million Tuesday to the family of Noah Cuatro, a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who was tortured to death by his parents in 2019. The case brought intense scrutiny of the county's child welfare system after it was revealed that the Department of Children and Family Services had failed to remove Noah from his parents despite a court order."
"He died less than two months later, right before his fifth birthday. His parents later pleaded no contest to murder and torture charges. "He always begged me not to send him to his parents," said Eva Hernandez, Noah's great-grandmother. "I tried to explain to him so many times but he didn't understand. He'd take his little hands and look into my eyes and say 'Don't make me go there.'""
Los Angeles County agreed to a $20 million settlement with the family of 4-year-old Noah Cuatro, who was tortured to death by his parents in 2019. The Department of Children and Family Services failed to remove Noah despite a court order and multiple reports of neglect and abuse. DCFS had been given 10 days to remove him and have him seen by a doctor but ignored the order. Noah died less than two months later, shortly before his fifth birthday. His parents later pleaded no contest to murder and torture. Noah had been under DCFS supervision since birth amid earlier allegations.
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