Rot In Hell: 3YO Found in Bathtub With Throat Slit; Mom's Boyfriend Arrested

[Sugar Cookie]

3-year-old David Jacques Hernandez of Lancaster was discovered in a bathtub with his throat slit by a family friend doing a welfare check.

The boy was later declared dead at the hospital.

A man later identified as the mom's boyfriend was also discovered at the residence "suffering from what the sheriff’s department described only as a medical emergency."

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Toddler found dead with his throat slit at home in Lancaster

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is investigating the killing of a toddler in a Lancaster home as a homicide.

www.latimes.com

Boy, 3, dies after being found with slash wound in Lancaster home

Authorities are investigating the death of a 3-year-old boy who was found with a slash wound inside a home in Lancaster Tuesday evening. Deputies responded to the home in the 43400 block of 57th St…

ktla.com

The mother is reportedly deceased but no information is given as to how she became that way and when.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Mom's Boyfriend - Rena Naulls, 39, the loser was unable to successfully take his life and sadly is in stable condition.

 

[cubby]

Too much of chicken to kill himself correctly. But the baby dies.

I have questions, if the mama is dead why was this baby with mama's boyfriend. Is he the sperm donor, cause he is not a dad.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Too much of chicken to kill himself correctly. But the baby dies.

I have questions, if the mama is dead why was this baby with mama's boyfriend. Is he the sperm donor, cause he is not a dad.

I can't find anything else accept the first article that says she is dead.

Maybe more information will be released soon.

 

[Jaded]

He is not the boys father. Interview with dad linked below.

Link

 

[Sugar Cookie]

David

 

[Jaded]

What a sweet little face.

 

[BuffettGirl]

Judging by the dead bitty and the horrendous ink, this one CANNOT be trusted to make good decisions...

 

[Sugar Cookie]

I still want to know if mom is really dead and if she is why was the child with this man and not the dad?

 

[Jaded]

I still want to know if mom is really dead and if she is why was the child with this man and not the dad?

Same. I've looked at several different articles and none of them mention that little piece of information. Wasn't able to read the link you posted where it mentions she is dead.

 

[kas11722]

Mom is alive according to this article from 3/8/24

 

[Sugar Cookie]

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March 15, 2024

Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced charges against Rena Naulls in the killing of his girlfriend’s three-year-old son on February 20 at her Lancaster home.

“My heart is broken for the toddler whose life was taken before he even had a chance to live,” District Attorney Gascón said. “Our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to the victim’s family during this unimaginably difficult time. We will pursue justice for the victim and his family with unwavering determination.”

Rena Lydell Naulls (dob 08/19/84) is charged one count of murder, one count of assault on a child causing death and one count of possession of firearm by a felon – prior(s).

It is further alleged that in the commission and attempted commission of the crime, Naulls personally used a knife, and that the crime involved great violence, great bodily harm, threat of great bodily harm and other acts disclosing a high degree of cruelty, viciousness, and callousness.

On February 20, Naulls was allegedly at the mother’s home with the three-year-old victim and his three siblings. Naulls allegedly killed the boy with a knife.

Naulls is being held on $3,245,000 bail.

District Attorney Gascón Announces Charges Against a Man Who Allegedly Killed a Three-Year-Old Boy in Lancaster | Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office

da.lacounty.gov

Chilling, new details in documents obtained by the NBC4 I-Team are shedding more light surrounding the death of 3-year-old David Jacques Hernandez, who was found dead at his Lancaster home last month.

Emergency Response Referral documents from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services describe a disturbing scene at the house. According to those documents, a family friend was contacted by a cousin to come to the home, and when she got there, she said she saw the little boy, “... floating in the bathtub not breathing/unresponsive and with his neck cut ...”

She called 911. It is not clear why no one called 911 before then.

When the first responders arrived, the boy was no longer in the bathtub but instead in his mother’s arms, according to the documents.

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said Naulls served 14 years in state prison on an attempted murder case. He was on parole when the little boy died. The DA’s office says he was arrested for possession of a firearm, which is a parole violation.

According to the documents, three older brothers ages 9, 11, and 14, were also in the home during the time of David's death. They were not injured.

New Details in Death of Lancaster 3 Year Old Boy

The NBC4 ITeam has learned the little boy’s mother was holding him in her arms when deputies arrived, a cut across his neck, according to documents the I-Team has obtained from the Los Angeles County’s child welfare system.

www.nbclosangeles.com

The siblings might have been to scared to call the police or were just used to violence in the home.

Mom just could not have an empty pussy, could she?

 

[Sugar Cookie]

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Rena Naulls was imprisoned at Twin Towers Correctional Facility.

He was facing charges related to the alleged killing of three-year-old David Jacques Hernandez.

Naulls was found deceased inside his jail cell at Twin Towers on Sunday February 2, 2025, at approximately 6:12 p.m. from a self-inflicted wound to his neck.