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Mother Charged in Death of 7-Month-Old Child
After ten months of investigation, authorities arrested and charged a 21-year-old mother in the death of her child from blunt force neck trauma.
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Palmdale 4-Year-Old Who Died Under Suspicious Circumstances Could Have Been Removed From Parents' Custody
A boy who died Saturday under suspicious circumstances in Palmdale could have been removed from the custody of his parents in May, the NBC4 I-Team has learned.
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Investigation Launched Into Death of 4-Year-Old Palmdale Boy
An investigation was underway Wednesday into the death of a 4-year-old Palmdale boy who was reported to have been injured in a near drowning but had trauma injuries that raised suspicion about how he died.
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Mother Pleads Guilty in Torture-Death of 8-Year-Old Son
The mother of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy who was routinely beaten, starved, forced to sleep in a closet and tortured until his 2013 death pleaded guilty on Feb. 15, 2018 to a murder charge.
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Mother Pleads Guilty in Torture-Death of 8-Year-Old Son Gabriel Fernandez
The mother of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy who was routinely beaten, starved, forced to sleep in a closet and tortured until his 2013 death pleaded guilty Thursday to a murder charge.
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Man Convicted in Boy's Torture Death ‘Compassionate, Kind': Co-Workers Testify
One-time co-workers of a Palmdale man convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son testified Monday that the man they knew was compassionate, kind and worth saving rather than condemned to death.
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Father of Slain 8-Year-Old Boy Gabriel Fernandez Testifies
A former security guard convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son deserves “nothing less than death,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while a defense attorney said “there are reasons to spare his life.”
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Death or Life in Prison: Jury to Consider Penalty for Man Convicted in Torture-Murder of 8-Year-Old Gabriel Fernandez
A former security guard convicted of the torture-murder of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son deserves “nothing less than death,” a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while a defense attorney said “there are reasons to spare his life.”
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Mother's Former Boyfriend Guilty in Torture-Murder of 8-Year-Old Gabriel Fernandez
A Palmdale man was convicted Wednesday of the torture- killing of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son, whose short life and agonizing death also led to a murder charge against his mother and criminal counts against social workers accused of ignoring his plight.
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Brother of Slain 8-Year-Old Boy Recounts Harrowing Tale of Abuse
The older brother of an 8-year-old Palmdale boy who was allegedly tortured and killed by his mother and her boyfriend in May 2013 recounted a harrowing tale of abuse Wednesday, telling a jury that his sibling was forced to eat cat litter and cat feces and was repeatedly beaten in the months leading up to his death.
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Trial Begins in Torture Death of Gabriel Fernandez
A jury is set Monday to begin hearing the case against a Palmdale man who is charged, along with his girlfriend, with capital murder in the beating death of the woman’s 8-year-old son.
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DCFS Supervisor in Gabriel Fernandez Case Can Return to Work: Judge
An LA County Department of Children and Family Services supervisor who was fired in the wake of the torture death of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez will be reinstated, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Graphic Images of Boy's Torture Revealed
A forensic nurse testified during a grand jury hearing for the mother and her boyfriend accused of torturing and killing Gabriel Fernandez, said the wounds the boy suffered were “not normal of a little 8-year-old boy.”
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DA to Seek Death Penalty Against Palmdale Couple Indicted in Boy's Beating Death
Prosecutors announced Wednesday that the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office will seek the death penalty against a Palmdale couple charged with capital murder in the beating death of the woman’s 8-year-old son.
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Mom, Boyfriend Plead Not Guilty in Gabriel Fernandez's Murder
A Palmdale mother and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty to one count each of capital murder in connection with the fatal 2013 beating of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez.