Father Kills Teenage Son Due To Sexual Orientation A Henderson, Nevada man faces felony charges of murder, child abuse and firearms possession after shooting his own son dead last week. According to NBC News , 53-year-old Wendell Melton allegedly killed his child, 14-year-old Giovanni Melton, in the apartment where his teenage son was apparently living alone last Thursday. The boy’s former foster mother, Sonja Jones, reported to the news that Wendell refused to accept that his son was homosexual , and that was most likely the reason he entered the boy’s home and shot him dead. “He hated the fact that his son was gay. I’m sure that inside of his mind, he would rather have a dead son than a gay son.” Sonja stepped in as Giovanni’s foster mother, as the boy was “abused physically and mentally and spiritually for many, many years.” SMH. Abuse the boy for years, then murder him in his early teens because of who he is. If you ask us, Wendell Melton belongs UNDER the jail for this heartless act. Getty
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SMH: Las Vegas Man Shoots 14-Year-Old Son Dead Because He Was Gay