A Los Angeles woman and her boyfriend have been indicted for the murder of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez from Palmdale, California more than a year ago. He endured extensive physical and psychological abuse, culminating in his death.

A recently publicized Grand Jury testimony unveiled what Gabriel endured, according to NBC Los Angeles. Pearl Fernandez, 30, and her boyfriend Isauro Aguirre, 34, allegedly abused Gabriel by beating him and forcing him to sleep on a small cabinet, gagged to muffle his cries.

Gabriel's older brother, Ezequiel, 13, recounted the beatings and abuse at the hands of their mother, reports NBC Los Angeles. The older brother testified that, out of the three children, only Gabriel underwent abuse.

A possible reason could be that Gabriel's mother suspected him of being gay. According to the Associated Press, Gabriel was punished whenever he played with dolls, called "gay," and sent to school wearing girls' clothes.

Gabriel came to live with his mother in October 2012 after living with relatives since his birth, according to the Los Angeles Times. He was killed on May 2013.

The more than 800-page testimony sheds light into Gabriel's abuse and what led to his death. The Los Angeles Times reports Fernandez and Aguirre allegedly beat him with a belt buckle, a wooden club and other blunt objects, hitting him so hard once that some of his teeth feel out. Gabriel was forced to eat cat feces as punishment and he was shot with a BB gun.

Social workers and other authorities missed various signs of abuse despite warnings from teachers who found bruises on the boy as well as a suicide note, according to the L.A. Times.

Four social workers were fired for their neglect in Gabriel's case, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

"For eight straight months, he was abused, beaten and tortured more severely than many prisoners of war," said Deputy District Attorney Jonathan Hatami told the Grand Jury, reports the L.A. Times.

On the day of Gabriel's death, Fernandez became angry when he did not pick up his toys, according to Ezequiel's testimony; she and Aguirre began beating the boy until he was unconscious.

"It just went quiet, and my mom came out like scared and told me to, to make up a story because she was going to call paramedics, and she told me to say that me and Gabriel were playing in her room and he hit his head on the cabinet, that it hit the cabinet," Ezequiel testified, reports NBC Los Angeles.

One of the responding paramedics testified, "It was just like every inch of this child had been abused," according to the L.A. Times.

The couple has pled not guilty to the charge of capital murder.