"The girl was found dead by police, likely several hours after she actually died, at the church, and was later determined to have died from asphyxiation or strangulation. Police found that Hernandez, along with daughter Claudia Hernandez and son Rene Aaron Hernandez Santos, had participated in an exorcism ritual over 12 hours in which they withheld food and water, and allegedly strangled the girl and tried to get her to vomit, to rid her of a "demon.""
"The incident made headlines in May 2022 only after a small, makeshift Pentacostal church on a residential street in San Jose became linked to the high-profile kidnapping of infant Brandon Cuellar. One of the accused kidnappers, 43-year-old Yesenia Ramirez, was a member of the church, which was led by pastor Rene Huezo, aka Rene Trigueros Hernandez. Hernandez was implicated, months earlier, in the death of his granddaughter, three-year-old Arely Naomi Proctor."
A three-year-old girl died after being subjected to a prolonged exorcism at a small Pentecostal church in San Jose. Family members, including pastor Rene Huezo (aka Rene Trigueros Hernandez), his daughter Claudia Hernandez and son Rene Aaron Hernandez Santos, participated in a 12-hour ritual during which the child was allegedly starved, strangled and forced to vomit. Officers found the girl hours after her death and determined asphyxiation or strangulation as the likely cause. Claudia Hernandez posted a nonchalant social media video saying, "It is what it is." Attorneys have filed a Racial Justice Act motion seeking dismissal on grounds of bias and religious misunderstanding.
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