Florida law enforcement officers responding to a welfare check last week found a 6-year-old boy dead in his bed and later charged his mother with second-degree murder after she allegedly confessed to attempting to exorcise "demons" from his body.
The incident took place on May 30 in Fort Pierce, a community about 40 miles north of West Palm Beach. Deputies from the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office were called to the home after the boy's school requested a welfare check due to his absence since May 14.
