BROTHER KILLER CRISTIAN FERNANDEZ, 12, IN COURT

BABYFACED ASSASSIN

THE 12-YEAR-OLD boy charged as an adult with brutally beating his brother to death has appeared in court for the first time. 
Cristian Fernandez was home alone when toddler David Galarrigo was hurt and he initially told his mom Biannela Susanna that his brother had fallen out of a bunk bed.
But cops later established during interviews that he "acted with premeditation" smashing his helpless brother so badly that he fractured his skull causing a bleeding brain and bruising to his left eye.
His mom has also been charged in relation to the crime because although her tot was unconscious on her return, instead of calling an ambulance, she just cleaned him up, changed his clothes and put ice on his head.
Then according to WETV she just got on the computer to research concussions.
 Prosecutors asked during the hearing that visitation between Fernandez and his mother be limited so the two would not be able to collaborate on a story before their trials.
The two reportedly haven't seen each other since their arrests.
Judge Mallory Cooper made no ruling on that request or on a pending defense motion to lift a gag order on the lawyers in the case.
Another pretrial hearing is scheduled for Sept. 1.

CASH CAB KILLER: MAN MOWED DOWN BY TV CAR

KILLER CAB

THE CASH Cab turned killer in Vancouver on Friday, when the fake taxi used in the Canadian version of the show struck and killed a pedestrian. Cops say the 61-year-old man was hit in the city's Downtown after the show had finished filming for day and was being driven back to a storage facility of Castlewood Productions, which produces the show.  
Company president Andrew Burnstein said: "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim and his friends and his family. My heart also goes out to the driver of the vehicle, a member of our technical staff, who is shaken and devastated by this tragic accident, as is our entire team."
VPD spokesman Const. Lindsey Houghton told the Vancouver Sun:
"There were no witnesses," he said, adding that investigation is ongoing and no charges have been recommended yet.
On "Cash Cab," broadcast in North America on the Discovery Channel, unassuming people who flag down a replica yellow taxi become instant contestants on a game show, answering trivia questions for cash prizes.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the VPD Collision Investigation Unit at 604-717-3012.

SHOT ROBBER; PHARMACIST JEROME ERSLAND GETS LIFE

"INJUSTICE"

SLAUGHTERED

A PHARMACIST who blasted a teen armed robber has been sentenced to life for shooting a teenager who tried to rob him.  Jerome Ersland, 59, called the sentence "an injustice of monumental proportion" after he was convicted in the death of 16-year-old Antwun Parker and his lawyer vowed to appeal. 

Along with pal, Jevontia Ingram, who was 14 at the time of the robbery an armed Parker walked into the Oklahoma City's Reliable pharmacy and attempted to hold it.  They didn't bank on Ersland, pulling a gun and shooting, blasting
Parker in the head as his pal ran from the store. 

Then, in a scene recorded by the drugstore's security camera, he went behind the counter, got another gun, and pumped five more bullets into Parker as he lay on the floor unconscious.
At the trial, prosecutors argued that Ersland crossed into the wrong when he shot the unarmed and unconscious Parker five more times.

Ersland contended that he was defending himself and two co-workers from a robber who still posed a threat, but the jury disagreed and sentenced him to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder.    

 

KILLER, 11, PAYS RESPECTS TO BROTHER ANDREW FRYE

SKYE

THE 11-year-old boy accused of killing his younger stepbrother Andrew Frye was allowed to pay his respects at a private session before the funeral service for friends and family.
Allowed 15, minutes, he saw his 6-year-old sibling, before being whisked back to the juvenile detention centre.
Cops found the Skye on a bed in the family's Martinsville, IN home, with a gaping shotgun wound in his head, after the 11-year-old reported it in a 911 call.
He died a few hours later after being airlifted to hospital.  
Cops initially thought it was an accident but Morgan County prosecutor Steve Sonnega says the evidence led them to believe that it wasn't the case.
He hasn't yet decided whether Andrew's older brother, who made his first court appearance Wednesday, wearing shackles and a Mickey Mouse T-shirt, should be tried as an adult.
His attorney said Wednesday that the boy is upset and remorseful - but is a child who does not understand the gravity of the charges he is facing.
He said: "I don't think trying him as an adult's going to do any good. He needs counseling."

BAD BOY, 12, WHO KILLED BROTHER CHARGED AS ADULT

A BABY faced 12-year-old killer, who brutally beat his two-year-old brother to death is to be tried as an adult, prosecutors have revealed.
Cristian Fernandez "acted with premeditation" when he smashed his helpless brother David Galarrigo so badly that he fractured his skull causing a bleeding brain and bruising to his left eye.
He died two days after the vicious attack at his family home in Jacksonville, FL.
Assistant State Attorney Mark Caliel told said the boy acted with premeditation when he beat the toddler on March 14.
He said: "The brutal beating death of a 2-year-old is one of the factors that we must consider." 

A father to an 11-year-old girl himself, he added that he never thought he would be prosecuting someone so young for a crime so serious.
He said: "It's a tragic set of events to say the least."
Fernandez's mother Biannela Susana has also been charged with aggravated manslaughter by culpable negligence and is scheduled to go to trial in September.
Police say she initially told investigators that Galarriago was hurt in a fall at the family's Southside apartment, reports The Florida Times Union.
If Fernadez is convicted of first-degree murder, he could be sentenced to life without parole.