The biological parents of a 10-year-old who died under the care of his adoptive parents in Moreno Valley are demanding answers.
Jesse Valbuena and Carol Falcon, biological parents to Jesse Valbuena, set up a memorial Saturday outside the 10-year-old's home after finding out about the harrowing news three days ago.The biological parents last saw Valbuena three years ago when they lost custody of him. Falcon says the 10-year-old had been living with his adoptive parents for four years, along with a younger brother.>Sign up for NBC LA's News Headlines newsletter.
“He was a happy child. He was a very energetic kid that could not be still. He liked having fun," said Falcon, describing her 10-year-old Jesse. Riverside County deputies responded to a report of a child in need of medical aid on Nov. 21 to the 13000 block of Malibu Court in Moreno Valley. Authorities found Jesse in"medical distress" and transported him to a hospital where he died hours later.Get Los Angeles's latest local news on crime, entertainment, weather, schools, COVID, cost of living and more. Here's your go-to source for today's LA news.“I failed them. I failed them, you know,” said an emotional Valbuena.
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