San Jose police have arrested two more family members of a young girl killed during an apparent exorcism inside a small San Jose church.
Authorities say the girl suffocated during an exorcism-type ceremony performed by the girl's family, who told police they were trying to drive an evil spirit from her body. from a San Jose home. The church is known as la Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas and its members meet inside a back room of an East San Jose home. was arrested in January on felony child abuse charges and remains in custody without bail. She declined NBC Bay Area's request to speak with her from jail.
Hernandez also choked her daughter several times during the attempted exorcism to the point the child lost consciousness, according to a written opposition to Hernandez's pre-trial release filed by prosecutors.
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