FORT WORTH, Texas — The mother and stepfather of missing 6-year-old Noel Rodriguez-Alverez are now facing a felony charge of abandonment and endangerment of a child, police said Friday.
Noel has not been found. But a warrant was issued Friday for the mother and stepfather, and authorities are working to extradite the couple from India back to the United States.
Noel’s mother and stepfather, Cindy Rodriguez-Singh and Arshdeep Singh, flew from Dallas-Fort Worth to India with six other children last week, two days before an Amber Alert was issued for Noel. Texas and federal authorities have been looking for the 6-year-old, who has disabilities including a lung condition, since police received a tip last week that he has not been seen since November.
