A Tarrant County mother charged with capital murder in the presumed death of her 6-year-old son, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, has been found mentally incompetent to stand trial, according to a psychiatric evaluation filed in court.
A psychiatric evaluation of Cindy Rodriguez Singh was conducted on March 26 at the Lon Evans Corrections Center in the Tarrant County Jail system. A hearing is scheduled for April 14 to determine whether she will be transferred to a state hospital for treatment aimed at restoring her competency.
Being declared incompetent means a defendant lacks the mental capacity to consult with an attorney with a reasonable degree of understanding or does not understand the charges against her. The case is now on hold while restoration efforts proceed.
Rodriguez Singh faces capital murder charges in the presumed death of her son, Noel Rodriguez-Alvarez, who had intellectual disabilities. The boy was last seen alive in October 2022 but was not reported missing until March 2023, when an extended family member contacted authorities in Everman. Investigators said Rodriguez Singh initially told them the child was living with his biological father in Mexico.
Two days after the report, Rodriguez Singh, her husband Arshdeep Singh, and their other children fled to India. Noel was not with them. His body has never been found, but authorities declared him dead in 2023.
Rodriguez Singh was added to the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and was arrested in New Delhi, India, in August 2025. She was extradited to Tarrant County, where she remains in custody on a $10 million bond. Her husband’s whereabouts are unknown.
Former Dallas County prosecutor Russell Wilson said the ruling pauses all proceedings.
“When they’re declared mentally incompetent, it means they can’t understand the nature of the proceedings, or they’re unable to assist their lawyer,” Wilson said, per Fox 4 KDFW.
He noted that competency is usually restored through medication, followed by re-evaluation. The process typically takes 90 to 120 days.
“So, usually a person’s competency can be restored through medication, and then they are interviewed, and there’s a report that’s generated, and when the competency is restored, then the proceedings can go forward,” Wilson said.
Everman Police Chief Al Brooks said that Rodriguez Singh’s arrest marked only the midpoint of the investigation.
He stressed that justice for the 6-year-old remains the goal, with many questions about what happened to Noel still unanswered.
