17-year-old accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 2-year-old foster brother

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime News17-year-old accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 2-year-old foster brotherJaxon Juarez, two, died while in Santa Clara County's foster care system after allegedly being sexually assaultedAndrea Cavallier Tuesday 21 April 2026 21:48 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2962177","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/california-teen-murder-charges-child-b2962177.html","title":"17-year-old accused of sexually assaulting and killing his 2-year-old foster brother"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-30193","index":0}A San José teen has been charged with murder in the death of his toddler foster brother, Jaxon (KNTV)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadli...