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DonViejo

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Tue Oct 24, 2017, 04:40 PM Oct 2017

More horrific details emerge about tortured 'gay' child's last days during murder trial [View all]

Source: LGBTQNation




By Bil Browning · Tuesday, October 24, 2017



The shocking case of an 8-year-old boy murdered by his mother and her boyfriend because they thought he was gay has become even more disturbing. Gabriel Fernandez lived a life filled with pain and fear, prosecutors told the jury and witness after witness has documented the torture that consumed his life.

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Criminalist Tiffany Shew showed jurors photos of the apartment where hundreds of blood stains and indentations on the walls were found. The dents were from Aguirre slamming Fernandez’s head into the wall. There were so many marks on the wall, Shew testified that she ran out of evidence stickers to mark them all. Forensic testing found Fernandez’s blood on numerous items in the home, including a baseball bat, a wooden club, and computer cords. His DNA was also found inside a cupboard where the two adults kept him, bound and gagged for hours without food, water, or the ability to go to the bathroom.

Another criminologist, Stephan Schliebe, confirmed that Fernandez was fed cat feces, saying the contents of the boy’s stomach resembled a kitty litter sample with feces and litter mixed together to fill a large part of his abdomen.

Registered Nurse Alison Segal testified to the extent of Fernandez’s injuries when he was brought to the hospital after being beaten so badly he lost consciousness and didn’t wake up. She told the jury that she did not have time to do a “comprehensive assessment” because his injuries were so severe he was immediately rushed to a children’s hospital where he died.

Read more: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2017/10/horrific-details-emerge-tortured-gay-childs-last-days-murder-trial/




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Where is the humanity!!??!! secondwind Oct 2017 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author Kittycow Oct 2017 #2
Almost enough to make me rethink my opposition to the DP GulfCoast66 Oct 2017 #3
Almost make me rethink my opposition to medieval torture as a punitive measure. Kablooie Oct 2017 #12
A life sentence, without possibility of parole, is too good for those evil, homicidal maniacs red dog 1 Oct 2017 #4
Exactly. They each will adapt QUITE WELL to prison life. It's not like they live now on Park Ave. WinkyDink Oct 2017 #15
Rest in peace, precious child. democrank Oct 2017 #5
I oppose the death penalty. RedSpartan Oct 2017 #6
I am with you genxlib Oct 2017 #7
You won't get it from me RhodeIslandOne Oct 2017 #8
Poor baby Bettie Oct 2017 #9
My God our society has to save these children. No neighbor, no teacher, no Doctor noticed anything? Sunlei Oct 2017 #10
Four social workers... DonViejo Oct 2017 #11
I hope they both get life without the possibility of parole. cstanleytech Oct 2017 #13
I would---IDGAD what anyone thinks---pull the switch, open the trap door, inject the needle, WinkyDink Oct 2017 #14
Stop and think, please. donotpissoffacow Oct 2017 #16
Gabriel Fernandezs Teacher Says He Told Her: Sometimes, My Mom Makes Me Bleed Judi Lynn Oct 2017 #17
Why did CPS do nothing???? EllieBC Oct 2017 #18
OMG, that poor child. area51 Oct 2017 #19
Second verse, same as the first jmowreader Oct 2017 #20
That poor little boy. What a horrific short life he had. smirkymonkey Oct 2017 #21
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