Cristian Fernandez may not get life in prison.

Cristian Fernandez is the youngest in Florida history to be convicted of first degree murder. He has killed his half brother David Gala. The 12 year old will not serve life in prison but will be doing his adult sentence in a juvenile facility. Authorities said he was killed due to a beating in the head afterwards he was rammed into bookshelf. 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 David 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.

  Biannela Susana, the mother of the boys, is also in jail charged with aggravated manslaughter. The 25-year-old initially told authorities she was at home when the incident occurred, according to a police report. She later  changed her story admitting that she was not there at the time, and was told the toddler fell from a bunk bed.Susana told police she tried to help the 2-year-old. According to the report, she claimed she "changed his clothing, wiped him off, and put ice on his head," police said. She did not immediately call 911, but drove the 2 year old to the hospital 2 hours later. 

It seem that the real victim here was Cristian, he has had a history of abuse from his stepfather, who shot and killed himself in front of the boy last year.Biannela 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.Susana's two other children, ages four and six, have been placed in foster care.

Anxious Knox, goes free

The Italian court overturned the murder convictions of Amanda Knox, the 24 year old American and her former  Italian boyfriend in 2007 for slaughtering her roommate, Meredith Kercher were both released. 

Excitement went across the court room, while an overwhelmed Knox broke down  and was escorted by police officers . 

According to Reuters, Amanda was a nervous wreck who just collapsed. She wasn't able to say anything other than 'thank you' in a flood of tears," one of her lawyers Maria Del Grosso told reporters.

Deceased  Kercher, had 40 wounds  and a deep gash in throat was found  in 2007 while  rooming with Knox in the Umbrian hill town of Perugia where both were studying.

Both Knox and Sollecito, 27,  consistently claimed their innocence throughout the original investigation and trial. A third man, Ivorian drug dealer Rudy Guede, was imprisoned for 16 years for his role in the murder.

The court upheld a conviction against Knox for slander, after she had falsely accused barman Patrick Lumumba of the murders. It sentenced her to three years in prison, a sentence she already served.

While Knox family rejoiced, Kercher's family members sat shocked in the court due to release of Knox, Meredith's sister Stephanie was in tears.

"We respect the decision of the judges but we do not understand how the decision from the first trial could be so radically overturned," the Kerchers said in a statement released through the British embassy.

"We still trust the Italian judicial system and hope that the truth will eventually emerge."

700 arrested in Brooklyn Protest

NEW YORK
Police reopened the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday evening after more than 700 protesters were arrested for blocking traffic lanes and attempting an unauthorized march on the bridge.
"Over 700 summonses and tickets have been issued in connection with a demonstration on the Brooklyn Bridge late this afternoon after multiple warnings by police were given to protesters to stay on the pedestrian walkway, and that if they took roadway they would be arrested," a police spokesman said.
"Some protestors came together and took the walkway without being arrested. Others proceeded on the Brooklyn-bound road.
Most of those who were arrested were taken into custody off the bridge, issued summonses and released.
Witnesses described a chaotic scene on the famous suspension bridge as police officers surrounded the protesters using orange mesh netting.
Some protesters tried to get away as officers started handcuffing members of the group.
The march started about 3:30 p.m. from the protesters' camp in Zuccotti Park in downtown Manhattan near the former World Trade Center. Members of the group have declared to stay at the park through the cold winter.

According Reuters, friday evening, more than 1,000 demonstrators, including representatives of labor organizations, held a peaceful march to police headquarters a few blocks north of City Hall to protest what they said was a heavy-handed police response the previous week. No arrests were reported.

According to Reuters A police commander doused a handful of women with pepper spray in an incident captured on video and spread via the Internet, galvanizing the loosely organized protest movement.

Similar protests is catching fire in other cities, including Boston, Chicago and San Francisco.The arrests took place when a large group of marchers, participating in a second week of protests by the Occupy Wall Street movement, decided to breakaway from others on the bridge's walkway and headed across the Brooklyn-bound lanes.

No bullying allowed

Victim of  gay bashing and bullying Jamey Rodemeyer was found dead in his yard September 18, 2011. Tormented  by bullies in school and social media sites, James would find support from websites that would provide helpful tips onto to handle bullying.  He also attempted to help others with anti-bullying messages he made posted on YouTube. Unfortunately, he could no longer deal with the tormenters bullying and as a result comitted suicide.

Not guilty Casey Anthony

A Florida jury has acquitted Casey Anthony of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. She is also cleared of child abuse and manslaughter charges after deliberating a total of about 11 hours. However, she was found guilty of lying to investigators, and Judge Belvin Perry  sentenced her.  Anthony, cried in court as the verdict was read, and could have faced the death penalty had she been convicted of the first-degree murder charge. Instead a relieved smile came upon her face as she was found NOT GUILTY.

Afterwards, Casey Anthony hugged attorney Jose Baez and later mouthed the words "thank you" to him. Prosecutor Jeff Ashton, meanwhile, shook his head in disbelief. Anthony's parents left the courtroom without speaking to her as the judge thanked the jury. "Caylee has passed on far, far too soon and what my driving force has been for the last three years has been always to make sure that there has been justice for Caylee and Casey because Casey did not murder Caylee. It's that simple."

Troy Davis

The story of Troy Davis was a very controversial one. Official in Georgia executed the death row inmate on Wednesday, pronouncing him dead at 11:08 p.m. Davis, 42, was accused of murdering a police officer in 1989. He was convicted of the murdering Officer Mark MacPhail in 1991. Since his arrest, Davis has repeatedly said he was an innocent man. Davis told the officer's family while on his death bed that he was "sorry for your loss, but I did not personally kill your son, father and brother. I am innocent," witnesses reported him saying.He also stated that,"The incident that night was not my fault, I did not have a gun," Davis said to all who gathered for the execution. Davis also urged people to "continue to fight and look deeper into this case so you can really can finally see the truth.""For those about to take my life, may God have mercy on your souls. May God bless your souls," Davis told prison staff.

Jaycee Duggard sues U.S. for the failure to monitor abductor

Kidnapping victim Jaycee Dugard is suing the U.S. government, saying federal authorities should have been more closely monitoring Phillip Garrido, the man who abducted her. Garrido, a convicted rapist who was on parole when he kidnapped Dugard in 1991, held her captive for 18 years. Phillip Garrido was sentenced to 50 years in prison, for a rape of another young girl according to NYDaily. He was then granted early parole after serving 11 years in prison. Garrido and his wife, Nancy, kidnapped Dugard-then 11 years old-in 1991 as the girl walked to a school bus stop from her Tahoe, Calif. home. Dugard was afterwards imprisoned and sexually assaulted by Garrido, with whom she had two children. She was later rescued in 2009. Dugard's attorney, Dale Kinsella, said that "Dec. 1988 to March 1999 federal parole agents failed on numerous occasions to properly monitor" Garrido, reuter reports. "We believe that the years of abuse experienced by Ms. Dugard are a direct result of the U.S. Parole Commission's colossal blunders in the supervision of Mr. Garrido," told the news service.The lawsuit, which was filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, states that federal parole officers failed to investigate charges of sexual harassment against Garrido in 1989 by several women who worked with him at a nursing home.Also, the suit accuses federal parole officers of botching Garrido's two positive drug tests, which were recorded during the first 2-1/2 years of his parole, according to Reuters. The state of California, responsible for Garrido's supervision from 1999 to 2009, has already awarded Dugard and her children a $20 million settlement,NYDaily, ABC News and Reuters reported.