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A California mother has been charged over the death of her three-year-old daughter alongside the little girl's grandfather and uncle, after the youngster died from asphyxiation after 'having an exorcism performed on her'.
Arely Naomi Proctor died in September last year after her mother Claudia Hernandez, who goes by a different name on social media, and her pastor grandfather performed an exorcism, according to police at the family's tiny Pentecostal church in San Jose.
Claudia is accused of holding the girl's neck, squeezing it and depriving her of food, while Pastor Rene Huezo, the girl's grandfather together with her teenage uncle held her down to perform the depraved act.
Claudia Hernandez-Santos,25, was the mother of three-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor who died
Arely Naomi Proctor died in September last year. The three-year-old's grandfather 'performed an exorcism' on her
Rene Hernandez-Santos, 19, was the little girl's uncle
Rene Trigueros Hernandez, 59, is the homicide victim’s grandfather and the church leader
Claudia has been charged with assault causing death while Rene Aaron Hernandez-Santos, 19, and Rene Trigueros Hernandez, 59, have also now been arrested and charged in connection to the young girl's death following a gap of four months, as of Wednesday.
The delay in charging the grandfather and uncle came after new evidence was uncovered by a coroner's autopsy according to 8NewsNow.
They trio told police they were trying to rid the girl's body of 'evil spirits', according to The Mercury News.
The little girl's mother, uncle, and grandfather allegedly held Arely down by her neck, torso, and legs for several hours.
The girl with her pastor grandfather before she died. She would have turned four a month later
The girl's mother unashamedly posted about her daughter's death on Instagram and YouTube and said the 'only person she needs is God'
They then attempted to make her vomit by sticking fingers and hands down her throat.
Arely lost consciousness and suffered 'multiple injuries around her eyes, face, neck, and chest,' Santa Clara County deputy district attorney Rebekah Wise wrote in court documents.
The little girl died following after 12 hours of torture, court documents state.
Her family are alleged to have waited two hours before calling 911 with the mother freely admitting to police that nobody performed any kind of medical assistance to help the girl before or after she died.
Claudia also allegedly told police that she thought the child was
