After man is charged in gay son's death, LGBTQ groups focus
The case is reminiscent of the November murder of year-old Giovanni Melton, whose dad, Wendell Melton, allegedly shot and killed him because he could not accept his son's sexuality. The mother of Gabriel Fernandez, the 8-year-old Palmdale, California, boy who died in after being routinely beaten and starved, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder on Thursday and admitted her son's death involved the infliction of torture. Under the terms of the plea deal, Pearl Fernandez, 34, is expected to be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Mother of murdered son in gay bar slayings finds long
A woman in Haiti has been arrested for attempting to kill her gay son, Erasing 76 Crimes reports. year-old Jeffrey Val of Quartier-Morin, Haiti, was allegedly attacked and stabbed by his mother. For advocates of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer youth, the Nov. Police in Henderson, Nevada, where the shooting took place, have charged Giovanni's father, Wendell Melton, with murder, child abuse and firearms possession.
Nevada Father Murdered Son for Being Gay, Former Foster Mom
A year-old Nevada teen was killed by his father because of his sexual orientation after several years of abuse, the boy’s former foster mother said to KSNV. Jessica Dutro's son Zachary died in August , days after collapsing at the homeless shelter where his family was living southwest of Portland. Dutro, 25, is charged with murder, murder by abuse and second-degree assault. Femicide Census says more mums killed by sons than by strangers
The grieving mother stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom during the closing arguments of her son's three-week-long murder trial in February. Linda Clary had reached her breaking point. The grieving mother stormed out of a Manhattan courtroom during the closing arguments of her son's three-week-long murder trial in February. Prosecutor
A Michigan mother is charged with murdering her son on the eve of his 18th birthday, reportedly claiming to police that he desired to end his own life, the People reported. Katie Lee faces charges. Police in Henderson, Nevada, where the murder took place last Thursday, said year-old Wendell Melton shot his son, Giovanni Melton, in the apartment where the teenager lived alone. News3LV pic. 
Oregon mom 'killed her 4
An Oregon woman accused of beating her 4-year-old son to death believed the boy was gay and that was a motive behind the murder, according to the prosecution. Jessica Dutro's son Zachary died in. .
Woman pleads guilty in murder of son, 8, thought to be gay
PORTLAND, Ore. - An Oregon woman on trial for the murder of her 4-year-old son believed the boy was gay and that was a motive behind the deadly beatings, said a prosecutor in the case. Jessica. . 'Never Sees Light Of Day
A man in Henderson, Nevada murdered his year-old son because he couldn't accept his son was gay, the boy's former foster mother says. .