GUILTY CA - Gabriel Fernandez, 8, tortured to death, Palmdale, 22 May 2013

[JLSChook]

Just read this whole thread.

Excuse me while I go bawl my face off

:rose: for Gabriel.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Just read this whole thread.

Excuse me while I go bawl my face off

:rose: for Gabriel.

:grouphug: That's why I put the warning up. There are just no words to describe these monsters. I want justice so badly for this little guy. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this.

 

[LaborDayRN]

Thank you so much LaborDayRN for bringing my attention to little Gabriel and for keeping his thread updated all this time.

I made the mistake of reading from the very beginning, every post, every link, before I had to go out and run errands. All I wanted to do was weep for this precious boy. I'm just stunned it's been almost 4 years and there has still been no justice.

What his sick excuse for a mother (and her filthy boyfriend) did to this boy is unthinkable, but so is the lack of protection from the case workers & supervisors. :gaah:

:hug: Thank you so much Ontario Mom for reading this. I know it's not an easy case to follow. It's horrific. I'm holding out hope that there will be justice.

 

[DatelineFan]

here is supermom now

taken from this link http://theavtimes.com/2013/05/23/pa...on-after-abuse-mother-and-boyfriend-arrested/

What this baby endured is inhuman. What sort of evil person do you have to be to get your kicks out of torturing your own child?

I am obviously only a couple of pages in, and I am just SICK! This monster better be on death row right now. I'm at a loss for any appropriate words right now.

I keep thinking about the first responders. Can you imagine? They were probably trying not to get sick while they treated him, and I'm sure they were probably feeling nearly homicidal towards those disgusting monsters who tortured sweet Gabriel.

My heart is aching and I'm shaking, but I will finish the thread. It's the least I can do to honor this innocent boy. So far it seems his teacher was the only adult in his life who gave a damn!

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[Ontario Mom]

:hug: Thank you so much Ontario Mom for reading this. I know it's not an easy case to follow. It's horrific. I'm holding out hope that there will be justice.

I think part of the reason I chose to follow cases like this is because of the obvious lack of love, care, support and concern so many of these precious babies and children had in their lifetimes. As a mom of 7, it somehow feels like the least I can do now, afterwards, is honor these little people and lend my voice to the others crying out for justice. I don't even know if that makes sense, but thank you for keeping Gabriel's case here updated.

 

[LaborDayRN]

I think part of the reason I chose to follow cases like this is because of the obvious lack of love, care, support and concern so many of these precious babies and children had in their lifetimes. As a mom of 7, it somehow feels like the least I can do now, afterwards, is honor these little people and lend my voice to the others crying out for justice. I don't even know if that makes sense, but thank you for keeping Gabriel's case here updated.

It makes perfect sense.

 

[LaborDayRN]

I am obviously only a couple of pages in, and I am just SICK! This monster better be on death row right now. I'm at a loss for any appropriate words right now.

I keep thinking about the first responders. Can you imagine? They were probably trying not to get sick while they treated him, and I'm sure they were probably feeling nearly homicidal towards those disgusting monsters who tortured sweet Gabriel.

My heart is aching and I'm shaking, but I will finish the thread. It's the least I can do to honor this innocent boy. So far it seems his teacher was the only adult in his life who gave a damn!

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I agree. I can't even imagine arriving at that scene.

 

[Knox]

http://abc7.com/news/4-la-county-social-workers-to-stand-trial-in-death-of-8-year-old-boy/1809514/


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Is this the first time a social worker/supervisor has been ordered to stand trial in California?

 

[LaborDayRN]

Is this the first time a social worker/supervisor has been ordered to stand trial in California?

Good question. I'm not sure. I would think others have been named in lawsuits (because we live in that type of society). I think the fact that there were several social workers and supervisors involved, the falsifying of documents and of course the horrifying outcome for little Gabriel that makes this case unique.

 

[mrsobrien]

I think part of the reason I chose to follow cases like this is because of the obvious lack of love, care, support and concern so many of these precious babies and children had in their lifetimes. As a mom of 7, it somehow feels like the least I can do now, afterwards, is honor these little people and lend my voice to the others crying out for justice. I don't even know if that makes sense, but thank you for keeping Gabriel's case here updated.

We understand. Imo, bearing witness is the least I can do. I acknowledge, I remember... I feel like that means something. :-(

 

[LaborDayRN]

We understand. Imo, bearing witness is the least I can do. I acknowledge, I remember... I feel like that means something. :-(

I agree. :tyou: I can't thank you all enough for sharing your thoughts here!

 

[cvaldez1975]

that I have knowledge of.

Is this the first time a social worker/supervisor has been ordered to stand trial in California?

 

[borndem]

I think part of the reason I chose to follow cases like this is because of the obvious lack of love, care, support and concern so many of these precious babies and children had in their lifetimes. As a mom of 7, it somehow feels like the least I can do now, afterwards, is honor these little people and lend my voice to the others crying out for justice. I don't even know if that makes sense, but thank you for keeping Gabriel's case here updated.

It makes total sense to me, O'Mom. There is so little we can do, or could have done, for this child and so many others, but we can stand witness to this case and to the trial -- either by watching it, if possible, or keeping up with it in the ways we do. Sometimes -- and this is one of them -- it seems that those of us here on WS are the only ones to love the child and seek justice even though we may be far, far away.

We see films, or read reports, of horrible things done to individuals or to great numbers of people, both now and in the past, and we must witness that, too, so that we can do our small part to work towards it never happening again.

 

[Knox]

that I have knowledge of.

That's what I thought. This is a ground breaking legal case, I hope it serves as a warning to every other child protection agency in the US.

I've seen other cases here that (IMO) reeked of cover-up, and the responsible agency seemed to be made of teflon.

 

[J4cknsal1y]

Thanks for posting about this thread in the Semaj thread LaborDayRN & thank you for keeping this one going. Just finished reading it from beginning to end, and I am shook. That poor boy [emoji17]


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[DatelineFan]

Grrr. I just saw this case So many cases here, it's impossible to give full attention to every baby that some parent somewhere wants to disregard, disrespect, injure, maim and kill . F***!
So regarding CPS, why is it that when a child is abused there is a CPS intervention between the public and LE? If you saw two neighbors beating each other in the street, you call LE and LE comes and deals with it and takes one or both to jail. But if you see someone beating their child, you call 911 and LE calls CPS ...... why? When its' been proven time and time again that CPS drops the ball, why are they a ' go between' families and LE ? If a child is HIT, that is assault. That is a CRIME in every state, so why can't LE handle the case and then let CPS have the clean up the mess, address other children in the home type of thing?

All I can think of is baby Dontrell Melvyn, who CPS had been called out to look after many times in Florida ( shocker ) and yet no one noticed when he ceased to exist,,,,,,,,,, ever again.

I hear you. I'm thinking I would have made a CPS report and then probably called 911*. I just read further details and I'm about to throw up.

*not blaming the teacher. She FOUGHT for him!

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[DatelineFan]

Justice for Gabriel
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http://ktla.com/2013/07/30/report-social-workers-fired-in-wake-of-boys-torture-death/​

Oh, his sweet face.

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[DatelineFan]

This is so sad and sick.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/litany-of-torture-emerges-in-case-of-california-boy-gabriel-fernandez/

"...Fernandez and Aguirre reportedly called Gabriel gay, punished him when he played with dolls and forced him to wear girls' clothes to school, the siblings said...."

I've been thinking about his siblings.

1. I'm wondering if they survived this horror themselves. Were they given this same torture?

2. I hope they have been in intensive treatment. Witnessing something like this as an adult would be enough to throw me off the edge. But pre-teens and teenagers? Who knows how long they saw this. I am certain it MESSED THEM UP. I am so hurt and angry on their behalf, too.

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[DatelineFan]

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Oh, my heart!!

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[DatelineFan]

The boy’s mother and boyfriend are awaiting trial on charges of capital murder and a special circumstance of torture. They have pleaded not guilty.

The pair allegedly beat Gabriel to death after dousing him with pepper spray, forcing him to eat his own vomit and locking him in a cabinet with a sock stuffed in his mouth to muffle his screams, according to court records. Detectives who searched the family's apartment found a wooden club covered in Gabriel’s blood.

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-social-worker-fired-20150409-story.html

You know what? I wish everyone on WS (and everywhere) would read the details of what happened to Gabriel. Obviously for his memory, but I'm specifically thinking of MCET and I'm sure others, when people ask "if they were a victim why didn't they just run away from the abuser?" And then they claim the victim is with the monster(s) willingly. Sure, victims COULD run away after school, from home, at the grocery store, etc. BUT, when you are the one being victimized, that's not how you look at it. It makes me really frustrated when people make statements like that. I had an abusive parent (NOT TO THE EXTENT OF GABRIEL). I never once even considered running, even as a teenager. I don't remember it even crossing my mind. I remember once running to my friend's house down the street, after a particularly awful and humiliating experience, but I didn't think of staying at their house. We walked to school together, and I went back home.

When I was around that parent (who, oddly, I'm now close to), my focus was on being as "perfect" as possible. I was always hypervigilant, checking their mood. Are they mad at me? If I say something right now, are they going to listen about my day at school, or become angry that I'm "running my mouth" again. I was always trying to please that parent. Even as a teenager, up until I left for college. I could have ran, I could have reported, I could have done lots of things. But most of these kids, IMO, don't see it that way. And often, I believe it's shame, it's fear of everyone finding out, etc. And, of course, in my situation, I was afraid no one would believe me. I grew up in a perfect-looking suburban, upper middle class family. From the outside no one would have ever guessed it. To this day I've had boyfriends who, after meeting my parents, didn't believe me!!!

/rant

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