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The worried parents feared their child was possessed after he scrawled crosses all over their home and eerie luminous shadows appeared on the walls. The couple claimed their son had started drawing the crosses on his bedroom wall in the night and were going to move out because the paranormal activity was increasing in frequency. The "exorcism", which was filmed on a mobile phone, became so intense one woman in the team had to be held up after collapsing towards the end.

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CEN The exorcism was too much for one woman who collapsed at the end

Gustavo Farias, a specialist in electromagnetic fields (EMF), was also called to check the house, near Buenos Aires, Argentina beforehand. The Uruguayan technician claimed to confirm the presence of an energy that moved through the atmosphere.

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I have never worked with an exorcist before, it's definitely interesting to say the least. Gustavo Farias, a specialist in electromagnetic fields

Bishop Manuel Acuna and his team of exorcists then began to exorcise the house, holding up crosses and orating from old Lutheran texts. In the video, one assistant also lights incense, which fills the room with smoke as the bishop's mantra-like chants become more fervent. The ceremony was paused on two occasions to reassure family members, who were in a state of distress in the next room.

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