{"id":1577236,"date":"2022-07-28T18:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1577236"},"modified":"2022-07-28T18:01:49","modified_gmt":"2022-07-28T22:01:49","slug":"connecticut-mom-found-dead-with-3-childrens-bodies-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/connecticut-mom-found-dead-with-3-childrens-bodies-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut Mom Found Dead With 3 Children\u2019s Bodies: Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconnecticut-mom-found-dead-with-3-childrens-bodies-police%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1577236&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">A Connecticut woman is suspected of strangling her three children to death, including one as young as five years old, before authorities found her dead, hanging inside a shed outside her suburban home, police announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The City of Danbury Police Department confirmed the identities of the deceased as Sonja Loja, 36, and her three children: Junior Panjon, 12, Joselyn Panjon, 10, and Jonael Panjon, 5.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe children all appear to have died by strangulation, and the mother\u2019s suspected cause of death is asphyxia by hanging,\u201d Danbury Police Department\u2019s Detective Captain Mark Williams said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cityofdanbury\/posts\/418790406945122\">statement<\/a>. \u201cPending an official autopsy, preliminary findings indicate that Ms. Loja strangled her three children before killing herself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cHowever, this is still an active investigation,\u201d Williams added.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Authorities said the Chief Medical Examiner\u2019s Office conducted an autopsy of the deceased on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fox 5 New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/connecticut-police-discover-woman-3-children-dead-danbury-home\">reported<\/a> that authorities received a call around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday from a distressed man who notified the police of the incident on Whaley Street. When officers arrived, they discovered the three children dead inside the home and later found Loja\u2019s lifeless body hanging in an outside shed.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Authorities learned that Loja and her three boys lived in the suburban home shared with two other adults, neither of whom were at the residence when police arrived shortly after receiving the call.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The deceased\u2019s extended family members and the two other adults have been contacted and advised of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>Two of the deceased children were students at Danbury Public Schools, according to Superintendent Kevin Walston.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts are with everyone in the Danbury community impacted by this tragedy and we are grieving with you,\u201d Walston said according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newstimes.com\/news\/article\/Deaths-of-woman-three-children-rattle-Danbury-17334663.php\">Newstimes<\/a>. \u201cLosing children to violence is becoming far too common in our nation and events such as these shine a light on the challenges communities face, specifically around mental health, that leave so many people vulnerable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maggie Adair, director of community relations for the state Office of Early Childhood, said authorities cited Loja twice for operating an illegal day care out of the Danbury home, Newstimes reports.<\/p>\n<p>Adair said authorities believed Loja stopped running the day care at the end of June.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Neighbors of the deceased told local media that the family looked like a happy household.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe kids were really good kids,\u201d Ralph Baugher told <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wtnh.com\/news\/connecticut\/fairfield\/3-children-1-woman-found-dead-in-danbury-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">News 8<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. \u201cThey were really friendly kids. \u2026 When you drive by, they would wave and say, \u2018How are you doing?\u2019 Wave back to them, \u2018Hi, how are you doing?\u2019 They were always happy kids. Always playing in the yard, having fun, laughing all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Zak, a neighbor, appeared to be in shock over the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt was pretty said,\u201d he said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t even believe it because every day I would see them walking to the bus stop \u2014 I think they went to summer school or something as I was [still] seeing them go the bus stop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Atkin Guishard, a neighbor, said the scene left him feeling distraught.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI even had to call my church and tell them,\u201d Guishard said. \u201cWe had a prayer session.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Danbury officials have coordinated efforts with authorities, partnering health agencies, and local public schools to provide services for the family and friends of the deceased.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Detective Captain Williams said services have also been extended to the first responders, as the scene was \u201can emotionally damaging incident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Authorities called Wednesday\u2019s tragedy an isolated incident from the beginning, and there was no threat to the public at the time. Police have said the incident is still an active investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Dean Esposito expressed the city\u2019s thoughts and prayers for the family and friends of the victims in the police department\u2019s statement.<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cA truly horrible event occurred in our city yesterday, and we mourn the tragic loss of life,\u201d Esposito said. \u201cOur community grieves for the innocent lives taken from us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cWe will get through this together,\u201d the mayor added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Connecticut woman is suspected of strangling her three children to death, including one as young as five years old, before authorities found her dead, hanging inside a shed outside her suburban home, police announced Thursday. 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