SAN JOSE — The grandfather and uncle of a three-year-old girl killed last fall in an alleged exorcism were arrested this week on suspicion of her death, according to authorities.
San Jose residents 19-year-old Rene Hernandez-Santos, the victim’s uncle, and 59-year-old Rene Trigueros Hernandez, the victim’s grandfather, were arrested Wednesday on charges of child abuse leading to the death of a child, the San Jose Police Department said in a Friday news release. The girl’s mother, Claudia Hernandez, 25, who was arrested Jan. 31 and charged with child abuse leading to the death of the girl, Arely Naomi Proctor.
On Sept. 24, 2021, at about 8:12 p.m., police responded to the 1000 block of South Second Street to a report of a death of a 3-year-old girl. The location is a house with a church located on the property. Officers arrived at the scene and found the girl unresponsive on the church’s floor. They tried to save her life and she was taken to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
