GADSDEN, Ala. ( WBRC ) - The Gadsden community came together Sunday night to pray and honor a baby after her body was found inside a hearse at a funeral home Saturday .

The family of 1-year-old Blessence Pearl was too distraught to speak but were surrounded by support. Dozens of people came out to pray at the West Gadsden Funeral Home Sunday just one day after her body was found inside the hearse.

The director of the funeral home, Dantez Robinson, distraught over the news.

“My heart is broken, my heart goes out to this family. We are servicing this family, we are so sad that this happened,” Robinson said.

Just hours after launching a homicide investigation, Gadsden Police arrested the mother of Blessence, Terica Pearl, who is being charged with murder according to court records

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