Name: Noe Valencia-Hernandez.
Died: December 8, 2017.
Age at death: Adult.
Cause of death: Hypothermia.
Location: Radium Springs, New Mexico, USA.
Disability: Schizophrenia.
Details:
Noe’s brother and sister-in-law allegedly kept him in an unheated shed in their backyard. One night, with the temperature below freezing, they found him dead from hypothermia.
Case Status:
Cecelia Hernandez (Sister-in-law), charged with abuse of a resident resulting in death; hung jury, mistrial. New trial likely.
Source:
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