mobanmarketTucson, Arizona: Federal authorities in Arizona say a 6-year-old boy is dead after his father forced him to swallow hot water from a bathtub faucet as part of an attempted exorcism.
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Court documents say Pablo Martinez faces a first-degree murder charge.
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A criminal complaint says authorities went to a home Sept. 26 on the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s reservation southwest of Tucson and found the boy naked on a bed.
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Authorities say Martinez admitted holding him underwater for up to 10 minutes.
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The documents say Martinez told investigators he saw something evil inside his son and was wanted to cast it out.
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The boy was pronounced dead with burns over 15 percent of his body.
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Michael Areinoff is Martinez’ attorney and said Tuesday that he had no immediate comment.
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