Couple who killed 'gay' child takes plea deal

A Southern California mother of an eight-year-old boy and her then-boyfriend will take a plea deal to avoid the death penalty for murder and torture charges in the boy's death. The boy was allegedly killed because the couple thought he was gay, Los Angeles NBC-affiliate station KNBC reports.

Pearl Fernandez and her former boyfriend Isauro Aguirre will be sentenced to life in prison without parole for pleading guilty to first-degree murder and torture with special circumstances in the death of Fernandez's son, Gabriel Fernandez. They both waived their right for an appeal and will remain in prison for the rest of their lives.

source: Article 'Couple Who Killed 'Gay' Child Takes Plea Deal' by Jason St. Amand; www.edgeboston.com/news//news//167712/couple_who_killed_%27gay%27_child_takes_plea_deal; EDGE; 29 October 2014