SJPD Arrests Suspect for Homicide #33

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

On November 4th, 2022, at approximately 3:16 PM, Officers responded to the 1400 block of Hurlingham Way for a call of unconscious 8-month-old infant twins. One of the children had stopped breathing. When they arrived, officers immediately began CPR on the infant who was not breathing. Medics arrived as well and took over lifesaving measures. Both infants were transported to local hospitals.

On November 5th, one of the twins was pronounced deceased at the hospital while in intensive care.

Homicide detectives and members of the Santa Clara County Severe Child Injury and Death (SCID) team began a comprehensive and thorough investigation into this incident.

Suspect Juarez, mother of the twins, was caring for both at the time of this incident. During the preliminary stages of this investigation, she suffered from an unknown medical emergency and was subsequently transported to a local hospital where she remained until November 16.

An arrest warrant was issued for the suspect charging her with homicide. On November 16, she was taken into custody in San José by the Metro Unit and subsequently booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail.

The identity of the deceased victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office.

This is the City's 33rd homicide of 2022.

Anyone with information is asked to Contact Detective Sergeant White #4104 or Detective Reckas #3440 of the San José Police Department’s Homicide unit at 408-277-5283, or via email: 4104@sanjoseca.gov and/or 3440@sanjoseca.gov

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