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Florida Mother Charged with Murder After Alleged Exorcism Kills 6-Year-Old Son

Investigators say Paulynice believed a divine voice ordered her to expel demons from her son; she remains in custody as the autopsy determines his cause of death.

Stock photo from a shooting in Royal Oak, MI May 14th 2018.
St. Lucie County Sheriff’s officials are investigating the suspicious death of a 6-year-old child in the 2500 block of Bedford Drive after the child hadn’t shown up to school for about two weeks, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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Overview

  • Ra’myl Pierre, a 6-year-old student at Samuel Gaines Academy, was last seen at school on May 14 and his body was discovered by deputies on May 30 after a welfare check at his Fort Pierce home.
  • Sheriff Richard Del Toro Jr. said detectives believe Pierre died on May 18, but a pending autopsy will confirm the exact cause and manner of death.
  • During interviews, Paulynice told investigators she heard God instructing her to perform an exorcism on her son and later waited for him to ‘come back’ after he stopped moving.
  • The 31-year-old mother exhibited erratic behavior at the scene, alternating between laughter and tears, and is held on charges of second-degree murder, failure to report a death and altering a body with bond set at $150,000.
  • Authorities noted past responses to the home for domestic disputes and a medical call on May 17 but found no prior allegations of harm to the child before his death.