Raul Renato Castro of Mendota, California could serve 32 years to life for the death of Alex Christopher Mercato. Raul Renato Castro is charged in the death of Mercato, accused of  drowning Mercato and stuffing his body in a clothes dryer.

Even worse, Castro is 14 and Mercato was just 4.

Raul Renato Castro faces charges of murder, kidnapping, molestation, and more. Mercato who went missing Friday afternoon. Mercato had been playing in his family’s front yard. Castro remains the sole suspect and was charged as an adult Tuesday and arraigned today in Fresno Superior Court.

Neither family has released a statement.