The mother of Gabriel Fernandez, who died after he was brutally beaten and starved, pled guilty to first-degree murder Thursday.
Pearl Fernandez, 34, admitted in a Los Angeles courtroom that her son’s 2013 death was intentional and involved torture, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
She faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when she is scheduled to be sentenced on June 7.
Fernandez’s boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, 37, was convicted of first-degree murder in November. While a jury recommended the death penalty, he will be sentenced in March.
Gabriel was found unconscious in his Palmdale, California,...
Pearl Fernandez, 34, admitted in a Los Angeles courtroom that her son’s 2013 death was intentional and involved torture, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
She faces life in prison without the possibility of parole when she is scheduled to be sentenced on June 7.
Fernandez’s boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, 37, was convicted of first-degree murder in November. While a jury recommended the death penalty, he will be sentenced in March.
Gabriel was found unconscious in his Palmdale, California,...
- 2/16/2018
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Gabriel Fernandez was a slight boy with a big smile when his mother’s boyfriend first moved into their Palmdale, California, home. Eight months later, when he was taken off life support, his body was bruised, broken, burnt and riddled with Bb pellets.
The man who inflicted those wounds killing the 8-year-old in 2013 was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday.
Isauro Aguirre was found guilty of intentionally killing Gabriel, as well as torturing him over the course of eight months, according to Ktla.
A jury can now sentence Aguirre, 37, could be sentenced to death by the jury. Gabriel’s mother,...
The man who inflicted those wounds killing the 8-year-old in 2013 was found guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday.
Isauro Aguirre was found guilty of intentionally killing Gabriel, as well as torturing him over the course of eight months, according to Ktla.
A jury can now sentence Aguirre, 37, could be sentenced to death by the jury. Gabriel’s mother,...
- 11/16/2017
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
During closing arguments Monday in the trial of the man accused of torturing and killing his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son, prosecutors alleged defendant Isauro Aguirre was “pure evil,” saying he “liked torturing” the boy because he believed he was gay.
According to Ktla, prosecutor Jon Hatami repeatedly said “the truth is the truth” during his closing argument and recounted the allegations against Aguirre: that he beat, burned, whipped, bit, and shot Bb pellets at Gabriel, and forced the child to eat cat litter and animal excrement.
He also alleged the man often restrained the boy in a cubby, placing a...
According to Ktla, prosecutor Jon Hatami repeatedly said “the truth is the truth” during his closing argument and recounted the allegations against Aguirre: that he beat, burned, whipped, bit, and shot Bb pellets at Gabriel, and forced the child to eat cat litter and animal excrement.
He also alleged the man often restrained the boy in a cubby, placing a...
- 11/14/2017
- by Chris Harris
- PEOPLE.com
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