Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother indicted on multiple charges, including capital murder
Mother of Everman 6-year-old charged with murder
A Tarrant County grand jury has indicted the mother of missing Everman 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez on multiple charges, including capital murder. Everman police say the indictment will allow authorities to apprehend and extradite Cindy Rodriguez-Singh.
EVERMAN, Texas - A Tarrant County grand jury has indicted the mother of missing Everman 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez on multiple charges, including capital murder.
Cindy Rodriguez-Singh was indicted on felony charges of capital murder, two counts of injury to a child and one count of abandoning without the intent to return.
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A Tarrant County grand jury has indicted the mother of missing Everman 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez on multiple charges, including capital murder. Everman police say the indictment will allow authorities to apprehend and extradite Cindy Rodriguez-Singh.
"These indictments will significantly support our efforts to apprehend and extradite Cindy back to the United States," said Everman police chief Craig Spencer.
Rodriguez-Alvarez was last seen alive in Oct. 2022 and investigators now believe the boy is dead.
An Amber Alert was issued in March of this year after relatives reported not seeing Noel for months.
Authorities say his mother, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh, and stepfather, Arshdeep Singh, fled to India with six of Rodriguez-Alvarez’s siblings.
Mother of missing Everman boy indicted for murder
The mother of a missing Tarrant County boy who is presumed dead was indicted for capital murder and other charges. Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez was last seen alive a year ago. His family fled the country after police started asking questions about his whereabouts.
The indictments should make it easier for federal investigators to locate the family overseas and extradite Rodriguez-Singh, according to Chief Spencer.
"I do know that we’re working with the best of the best in the business," he said.
Noel's remains have not been found.
The capital murder indictment was issued after a grand jury was shown evidence ruling out possible outcomes that would explain anything but murder, according to the chief.
"Leaving us down to one simple conclusion — that he was murdered," Spencer said.
The family lived in a shed behind the home of a family friend.
Chief Spencer says Rodriguez-Singh showed a history of inhumane abuse and neglect toward Noel. He pointed to evidence previously brought forward that led to the new charges, including allegations that Rodriguez-Singh hit the boy with keys and kept him from drinking water because she did not want to change his diaper.
He also brought up that the boy's mother told others she believed the child was possessed by a demon.
The chief also said Rodriguez-Singh worshipped Santa Muerte, a patron saint often associated with protection amongst drug cartels, according to police.
"Make no mistake that our work is not done," said Chief Spencer. "Just because we have an indictment on the table now doesn’t mean that our investigation has to stop."
Missing Everman boy Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez's mother, stepfather seen escaping country in new images
Authorities say Noel's mother and her husband carried out a plan to leave the country with their six children just days after police began questioning the whereabouts of Cindy's missing son.
Homeland Security, the FBI and U.S. Marshals are expected to join in the efforts to find and return the boy's mother.
"Our goal right now is to seek justice for Noel," Everman police chief Craig Spencer said on Monday.
Everman police say they received several new leads, but none that led to any significant developments in recent months.
Investigators held several searches for the boy and his remains, but his body was never found.
Cadaver dogs sounded off an alert behind the home where Noel's mother mysteriously had a concrete patio poured.
Investigators say the carpet the dog examined was once inside the backyard makeshift shed where the family lived.
The carpet was thrown out by Noel's stepfather before the family fled the country.
Chief Spencer says the indictment will help find justice in the case.
"I can't wait until they get her and bring her back," he said.