US EditionFlorida Mother Charged After Son's Death in Alleged Exorcism Attempt
- St. Lucie deputies found 6-year-old Ra'myl Pierre dead in his Florida home on May 30, 2025, after a school welfare check was requested.
- The child had been absent from school since May 14, and investigators believe he died on May 18 while his mother attempted to exorcise demons.
- Rhonda Paulynice, 31, faces second-degree murder and other charges after telling detectives she was told by God to remove demons from her son’s body.
- Sheriff Richard Del Toro described the death as caused by ‘‘someone being purely evil’’ and noted the mother waited for the child to come back after he stopped moving.
- The sheriff’s office continues to investigate with an autopsy pending, and officials ensure no threat to the community while providing trauma support for responders.
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The boy was found dead at his home in Florida during a social service check, after having been absent for more than two weeks at school.
A six-year-old boy was reported missing from school for more than two weeks by his school, and police in Florida found him dead at his home. His mother has been charged with murder after allegedly telling investigators that he died while she was trying to "cast out demons from my son's body."
The woman, identified as Rhonda Paulynice, 31, faces charges of second-degree murder, failure to report death and body alteration
6-year-old boy killed during alleged exorcism, mother charged with murder: Sheriff
Authorities responded to the child's Fort Pierce home on Friday, after school resource deputies had requested a welfare check. The boy -- Ra'myl Pierre, a student at Samuel Gaines Academy -- had been absent since May 14, according to St.…
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