The L.A. Rams joined a fundraising effort to help Gabriel Fernandez's family, who have been trying to create a mural to remember him and other abused children.
Family and friends gathered to remember Gabriel Fernandez on what would have been his 17th birthday. He died in 2013 after years of being abused and starved.
"I want people to know that we are going to be there to continue to fight for him even though he's not here and to continue to fight for other children who are abused, and I think that is Gabriel's legacy," Hatami said. The family has been trying to raise funds to get a mural. The Los Angeles Rams know Gabriel's story and they donated a collectible helmet signed by Super Bowl champion quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Eyewitness News presented the helmet to Gabriel's family so it can be auctioned off to raise money for the mural. "For the Rams to do this and the quarterback - this is absolutely touching," said Emily Carranza, Gabriel's cousin."When ABC7 reached out to us about getting an old, Rams helmet signed to help raise money for Gabriel's mural, we knew we had to act, which is why we donated a brand new, signed Matthew Stafford helmet on top of the one they already had for the raffle.
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