Pearl Fernandez said in an April petition for resentencing she was not her son's killer and didn't aid in his killing. A judge denied the bid, saying it was established that Fernandez was a 'major participant' in the grisly crime.
‘Nothing short of evil’: Judge sentences mother to life in prison and her boyfriend to death in Gabriel Fernandez murder caseDeputy Dist. Atty. Jonathan Hatami, who prosecuted the case, opposed Fernandez’s request, saying evidence and the law weighed against her.
“So clearly Pearl was involved in that child abuse, both starving Gabriel, keeping him in the box for eight months, not taking him for medical aid, pepper-spraying him in the face, hitting him with a baseball bat — so many things were brought out in the trial,” Hatami said Wednesday. When a child is murdered, the family is still tied to that child. It doesn’t matter the age when the child is murdered. It doesn’t matter how long ago the crime happened. Their souls are tied forever. That’s the love of family.Cherie Kiyomura, a family friend who helped organize a rally that attracted dozens outside the courtroom, said she’s endured an emotional roller coaster.
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