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Gabriel Fernandez was an 8 year old boy who was born on February 20th 2005 in Palmdale California. His mothers name was Pearl Fernandez, his fathers name was Arnold Contreras and he had two siblings named Virginia and Ezequiel.

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When Gabriel was born three days after he was put into custody of his two great uncles on his mothers side because his mother didn't want him and his family didn't want her to have him either

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Gabriel ended up living with his two uncles for 4 years after he was born, he seemed to be happy healthy there, but eventually his grandmother came and took gabriel with her because his uncles were gay and his grandmother didnt want him being raised by two of the same sex.

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after a while of living with his grandma his mother had decided that she was going to take him back so that she was able to get a welfare check. shortly after she had been living with him, Gabriel's teacher started to notice bruises, scratches, busted lip, swollen face, etc. and she contacted social services, but they wouldn't come to interveiw him without his mother there.

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Gabriel was an 8 yr olf boy who lived in california with his parents and siblings

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When gabriel had lived with his mom, some of the things she would do to him is, hit him with the metal part of a belt, shot with a bb gun, forced to have sex with with another family member, burned him with cigarretts, locked him in the coaboard that they called "the box", feed him kitty litter, starve him etc.

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May 22 2013 Gabriel was found barley breathing in his moms apartment, both of his parents were arrested immediatley, and he was taken to the children's hospital in Los Angeles and he later died that day.

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Gabriel Fernandez was abused by his mother for a long time and soon passed away from the abuse before Child Protective Services decided to take care of the situation.

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not long after birth he moved in with his uncles because his mother didn’t want him

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After 4 years his grandmother took him away because his two uncles were gay

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After living with his grandmother for a while his mom took him back for welfare checks

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Not long after he started staying with his mom she started beating him and making him do stuff.

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May 22 2013 Gabriel was found barely breathing in pearls home and got transferred to the hospital where he later died

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Both of his parents were convicted first degree murder. Isauro, with a special circumstance of intentional murder by torture, Pearl, sentenced to life without parol.

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Both parents were put in prison for life without a chance for parol.

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gabriel would get beat a lot of times if he didnt clean his toys up

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his parents would laugh through the beating

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his mothers boyfriend would beat him sometimes because he thought that gabriel was gay