Pearl Sinthia Fernandez and Isauro Aguirre
PALMDALE – After over four years, 37-year-old Isauro Aguirre was found guilty of first degree murder in the fatal beating of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son.
The crime occurred on May 22, 2013, when Gabriel Fernandez suffered a fractured skull, several broken ribs and burns inflicted on him by Aguirre.
Gabriel died on May 24. Evidence showed that he had been abused for months prior to his death. The abuse included being forced to eat cat feces, being shot in the face and groin with a BB gun and being locked in a small box for days.
34-year-old Pearl Sinthia Fernandez, the boy’s mother, faces one count of murder and will attend a pretrial conference on December 6.
Aguirre faces the death penalty or life in prison at his penalty hearing on November 27.
