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Siblings testify murdered child was fed cat feces, spoiled food & his own vomit
His mother’s boyfriend is on trial for killing the 8-year-old boy because he assumed the child was gay. His siblings’ testimony left the jury in tears.
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Why I want Pope Francis to write a requiem for Gabriel Fernandez, the boy tortured to death for appearing gay
There is a story that I have felt compelled to write for three months. I have not written it because I have found it difficult to find the words. I have the words. I have the exact words. I have written them before. The story that has nagged at me is the mourning of Gabriel Fernandez, and the requiem of his death. He was eight years old. I know the words to say to Gabriel, because I wrote them in April to a little boy named Zachary…
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Defendant rejects plea deal in child abuse death of boy perceived to be gay
A man accused in the beating and torture death of an 8-year-old boy he and his mother perceived to be gay, has rejected a plea deal to murder charges that would have avoided him the death penalty. KNBC-TV reports that Isauro Aguirre has not agreed to the deal that calls for life in prison without the possibility of parole and no appeals.
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Death penalty sought for couple who tortured, murdered boy they called gay
Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty against a couple charged with beating to death the woman’s 8-year-old son.
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Abuse of boy whose mother called gay described in graphic testimony
PALMDALE, Calif. — Graphic grand jury testimony reveals details of the abuse suffered by an 8-year-old Los Angeles County boy who was allegedly battered to death by his mother and her boyfriend. Court documents made public Monday show Gabriel Fernandez was doused with pepper spray, forced to eat his own vomit and locked in a cabinet with a sock stuffed in his mouth…