This is truly one of the most tragic stories I have ever heard...
A "baby-faced" 12-year-old in Florida may spend the rest of his life in jail for the murder of his 2-year-old half brother.
Cristian Fernandez allegedly killed the toddler in March. Last week, the boy was indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder, the first time someone so young has faced such a serious charge in Jacksonville.
If convicted, he would be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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The 2-year-old, David Galarriago, was hospitalized on March 14 after being "physically battered" by his older sibling, according to a police report.
The child suffered "a skull fracture, subdural hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, bruising on the left eye, and bruising on the bridge of his nose."
While the toddler was in the hospital, police said Fernandez confessed to beating him. He also allegedly admitted to having broken his younger brother's leg in January.
Two days after he was savagely attacked, David died.
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Fernandez's mother was only 12 years old when she gave birth to him, Mason said. The two ended up in foster care together, and his grandmother was a drug addict.
The boy was also the victim of child abuse at the hands of his stepfather, who shot and killed himself in front of the boy last year
But I am still hard-assed enough to hope this boy goes away for the rest of his life, at the very least for the sake of whatever is left of his community.
Yeah, I agree. He was old enough to know this was just WRONG, however dreadful his life looks to have been, so I'm with you on the punishment.
Everything about this is distressing and terrible beyond belief. I'm a supporter of the death penalty, and in this case I would have no problem, were the murderer not a minor.
As it is, I would hope that this monster-boy is inprisoned for a very long time. Life in prison is hard, hard. I wonder if people appreciate how much harder a real life term (without parole) is? That seems hard, but so is killing somebody.
I can't imagine letting him out, he's probably a hopeless case, and too much of a danger to everyone else. He was not responsible for how he was abused, but he was old enough to know that passing it on was wrong. I can only pray there's some kind of mercy, for him, and for everyone else, and that his miserable life is not a long one.
Posted by: El Jefe Maximo | June 10, 2011 at 08:55 PM
Got to agree with on Casablanca and African Queen. Bogie rocked. Wonder Women...so sad that you don`t like horse operas.
Posted by: ghd straightener | September 01, 2011 at 07:29 AM
Don`t watch the sanitized T.V version though.
Posted by: ghd | September 03, 2011 at 05:04 AM
It is understandable that cash can make people free. But what to do if somebody doesn't have money? The one way is to get the personal loans and financial loan.
Posted by: Angelia20Burns | September 09, 2011 at 08:36 PM
I think that to get the loan from creditors you ought to have a firm motivation. However, once I have received a short term loan, because I wanted to buy a house.
Posted by: loans | December 20, 2011 at 11:57 PM
I think this is a mental case" no one can do like this except mental patient.
Posted by: Vacation Accrual | February 01, 2012 at 03:37 AM