‘There’s no words to say:’ Sorrowful vigil held for Connecticut children killed by mother

Members of the neighborhood in Danbury collect on the house of Sonia Loja in Danbury on July 29, 2022.
Stephen Yang

A grieving Connecticut neighborhood got here collectively Friday night to recollect the three younger kids that have been strangled by their distraught mom, who then dedicated suicide.

Dozens of tearful mourners lit candles and prayed on the Danbury home the place Sonia Loja, 36, killed Junior Panjon, 12; Joselyn Panjon, 10 and Jonael Panjon, 5, Wednesday.

The outside of the Whaley Avenue house was adorned with balloons and flowers as associates, household and neighbors of all ages remembered the younger victims and struggled to understand the atrocity.

Pedro Panjon, husband of Sonia and father to their three kids, attends the vigil in Danbury on July 29, 2022.

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Supporters collect round to attend the vigil for Sonia Loja and her three kids in Danbury on July 29, 2022.

Stephen Yang

“I don’t perceive what occurred,” good friend Portilla Gonzal instructed The Information-Occasions. “I can’t imagine it. There’s no phrases to say.”

Vigil attendees tried to consul husband and father Pedro Panjon, who got here house from his landscaping job Wednesday night to search out his kids slain and his spouse’s physique hanging in a yard shed, based on police.

Panjon had requested police to conduct a wellness verify on Loja after he couldn’t get ahold of her, however returned house to make the grotesque discovery earlier than authorities arrived, a neighbor mentioned.

From left to proper — Jonael Panjon (Dad), Pedro Panjon, Junior Panjon, Sonia Loja, and Joselyn Panjon are pictured collectively.

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Gonzal, a former co-worker of Panjon, instructed the paper his good friend cherished his kids and spouse, including “they was once a fantastic household.”

Mourner JC Diaz, 12, performed volleyball and tennis with Junior, who he reportedly remembered as “very nice.”

Loja was working an unsanctioned daycare out of her house and had just lately been warned by officers to close it down. On the day of the murder-suicide, she instructed about 10 purchasers to not drop off their children, neighbors instructed The Publish.

Supporters mourn close to a makeshift memorial for Sonia Loja and her three kids, as they pray in entrance of their home in Danbury on July 29, 2022.

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Candles are lit on the makeshift memorial for Sonia Loja and her three kids in Danbury on July 29, 2022.

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Raquel Vasquez used to rent Loja to observe her 8-year-old son Jack, based on the outlet.

“She was very good and a cheerful girl,” and “very candy,” Vasquez reportedly mentioned.