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Florida Mother Charged With Murder Following Alleged Exorcism of 6-Year-Old Son

An autopsy has been scheduled to establish the cause of death following a welfare check.

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

  • Deputies discovered Ra’myl Pierre’s body on May 31 in his Fort Pierce home after responding to a welfare check requested by a school resource officer.
  • Detectives believe the 6-year-old died on May 18, the day his mother last reported speaking with him.
  • Rhonda Paulynice, 31, faces a second-degree murder charge and a combined $150,000 bond for failure to report a death and altering a body.
  • Sheriff Richard R. Del Toro Jr. said Paulynice told investigators she believed she was being directed by God to exorcise demons from her son’s body.
  • The St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office is providing trauma counseling to deputies involved in the case as the autopsy proceeds.