Dad ‘fainted’ after he found kids’ bodies in Connecticut murder-suicide

The husband of a Connecticut girl who strangled her three kids in a stunning murder-suicide “fainted to the bottom” after discovering his youngsters’ our bodies, neighbors stated.

Sonia Loja, 36, allegedly killed her three kids — ages 12, 10 and 5 — inside her Danbury house on Wednesday, then hanged herself in a shed within the yard.

The our bodies had been discovered after husband Pedro Panjon requested for a wellness verify as a result of he hadn’t heard from his spouse all day, neighbors stated.

“He known as the cops and requested them to do a wellness verify after which he got here right here and he beat the cops right here,” neighbor Elvis Espinal advised The Put up on Thursday.

“So he went inside and like a pair minutes later he got here out and he known as 911 and simply fainted to the bottom.”

Danbury police later discovered Loja hanging within the shed, neighbors stated.

“What was she considering?” stated one neighbor, whose property abuts the house. The household had been there 4 or 5 years and had been “quiet,” he added.

Pedro Panjon (left) fainted after discovering the our bodies of his kids killed by the hands of his spouse, neighbors stated.

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Panjon requested a wellness verify by police, however beat the officers to the Danbury house.

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“So yeah, we’d say ‘Hello’ and wave however they stored to themselves,” he stated. “That they had events on the weekends, picnics. Simply household. They stored the yard good, they constructed that shed.” 

Espinal stated Loja didn't present any indicators of emotional misery.

“She was even-tempered. My mother even stated she by no means observed something irregular about her,” he stated. “She was all the time good to me. No angle or something. The youngsters had been all the time very pleasant, well-behaved.”

Sonia Loja allegedly strangled her kids earlier than hanging herself.

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Danbury police had stated in a information launch that neither of the opposite residents of the house had been there once they arrived, however Chief Patrick Ridenhour advised the New Haven Register on Wednesday that cops arrived round 6:30 p.m. after a name for a welfare verify from what the newspaper described as a “distraught and crying” man.

Panjon posted pictures of Loja and their three kids on social media after the killing and shared a black ribbon with a Spanish phrase that interprets to “Relaxation in Peace, now you're in a greater place with God.”

In case you are battling suicidal ideas or are experiencing a psychological well being disaster and stay in New York Metropolis, you may name 1-888-NYC-WELL at no cost and confidential disaster counseling. When you stay exterior the 5 boroughs, you may dial the 24/7 Nationwide Suicide Prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.