L.A. County will pay $20 million to family of 4-year-old boy who was tortured, killed

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Los Angeles County agreed to a settlement Tuesday for the family of Noah Cuatro, a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who was killed by his parents in 2019.

The Department of Children and Family Services failed to remove Noah from his parents despite a court order and multiple reports of abuse.

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.

DCFS had been given 10 days t