6-Yr-Outdated Boy Discovered Useless, Mother Says She Was Exorcising Demons from Him

A Florida lady charged with the demise of her 6-year-old son allegedly informed police she was attempting to “exorcise demons out of” his physique.

A deputy responded to the Fort Pierce, Fla., residence of Rhonda Paulynice and her son, Ra’myl Pierre, at round 10:00 a.m. native time on Friday, Might 30, to conduct a welfare test, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office mentioned. The 6-year-old, a scholar at Samuel Gaines Academy, had not attended class in additional than two weeks, and a faculty useful resource deputy was involved.

Upon arrival, Paulynice, 41, was within the driveway. She proceeded to escort the deputy into the house, the place the kid was “found deceased, mendacity on his mattress,” Sheriff Richard Del Toro mentioned in a press conference.

Investigators imagine the kid died on Might 18, however an post-mortem will present extra data, Del Toro mentioned. As a result of period of time his physique was left on the mattress, medical experts couldn’t decide the style of demise on the scene.

Might 18 was additionally the final day that Paulynice spoke to her son, detectives realized.

Based on Del Toro, Paulynice — who’s the primary suspect within the investigation — informed detectives that she had tried an exorcism on the 6-year-old, the precise particulars of which aren’t recognized.

“What we did study in talking with the mom is she believes she was being informed by God to mainly exorcise demons out of the kid’s physique,” the sheriff informed reporters. “And when the kid had stopped shifting and mainly handed away, at that time she felt that the kid had been launched from these demons, and was ready for him to mainly come again, at the moment.”

Del Toro additionally mentioned that the 41-year-old mom exhibited “loads of highs and lows in the course of the investigation, from laughing at completely different occasions on the scene to crying.”

Paulynice was arrested and booked into jail on Might 30. She was charged with second-degree homicide, in addition to failure to report a demise and willfully touching or shifting the physique, clothes or any article upon or close to the physique, in accordance with jail data. She is presently being held on a $150,000 bond.

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Previous to the invention of the kid’s physique, the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Workplace responded to the Fort Pierce residence earlier than for “home points” involving Paulynice and her sister, Del Toro mentioned, however none involving the mom and son.

Most just lately, officers reported to the house on Might 17 on account of a “medical difficulty” of Paulynice’s, the sheriff added.

The next day, which is when detectives imagine she killed her son, Paulynice shared an inspirational spiritual publish on social media. She shared a number of related posts within the days that adopted, the newest on Might 29.

Her last publish that includes a photograph of Pierre was dated Dec. 8, 2024.

Whereas expressing condolences for Pierre’s household, classmates and academics, Del Toro supplied some perception into what the 6-year-old was like previous to his tragic demise.

“From what I perceive, this child simply lit the room up, and was liked by all people,” he mentioned.