The child had been living at the Road Home shelter with her mother, who was working for DoorDash at the time of the alleged incident
Ernest Lamar Love, 41, has been charged with first-degree murder, torture and child abuse resulting in death, in connection with the alleged slaying of first-grader Chance Crawford, according to the Orange County District Attorney's Office.
A search warrant revealed that Rodriguez Singh, who is from Dallas, allegedly told Noel's grandmother that she had sold him to a woman at a Fiesta Market grocery store in Texas.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers found that seven children, six girls and one boy, were living in filthy conditions and were surrounded by several animals.
