DANBURY – A mother seems to have strangled her three children before killing himself, police said late Thursday morning.
preliminary investigation shows that Sonia Loja, 36, killed her children Junior Panjon, 12, Joselyn Panjon, 10, and Jonael Panjon, 5, before killing herself in barn, said Danbury Police Detective Captain Mark Williams.
Williams said that children seemed die strangulation, and Loja died by hanging in barn in backyard. autopsy scheduled for Thursday.
Of death left usually quiet area shell-shocked on Thursday.
Some neighbors of in light blue, singlestory house who sits on in corner of The streets of Whaley and Blaine were left stunned on Thursday morning as police and media collected in area.
“This is crazy. I didn’t get it.” one said a neighbor, Ralph Bioger. “His just strange for me. …Four people dead. In my region. Kind of a hard swallow the pill.”
Danbury police said they were called to Whaley Street. home around 18:30 Wednesday for welfare check. According to Danbury Police Chief Patrick Riedenhur, the caller was upset and crying.
at home, Ridenhur told the officers found three children from 5 to 12 years old, dead. The officers investigated further and found dead woman in according to Riedenhur, the barn is in the backyard.
Riedenhur said the police don’t release names of those who died waiting for notification of next of genus.
there were no arrests made as of late Wednesday night, Ridenhur said.
He added that the incident appears to be isolated and not danger to public. The General Investigations Unit of the Police Department and the Special Victims Unit are investigating.
Backyard and area around the front door remained tied off viewers with yellow police warning tape on Thursday morning. Well maintained garden sits in backyard, along with playhouse and swing set.
Neighbor Atkin Guichard said he was shocked and “horrified” by the violent death.
“This is a very quiet area, if something happens, everyone on block attached to knowGuichard said. who lived there for 18 years. “But it’s a tragedy that I can’t even understand.”
“This is shocking. I can not believe this. I’m still shaking,” he said. “I can’t believe something like it is happened on this is street. It’s very quiet street. you do not hear of things like what’s going on here”.
When the birds tweeted, Guichard said: “If you listen now, this is how it’s usually in this is area,” he said. “It’s a quiet area.”
Bioger said he never saw police action. in its 25 years old in area.
“It great neighborhood,” he said. “Great area.”
As for nearby house in the center of tragedy, he said children often seen happy playing in in yard.
“They always wave to me when I get out of in car”, – said Bioger. “When I get off workthey playing in in the yard laughing, riding on their own bikes. Nothing out of ordinary. You would never think anything like it will happen”.
it’s developing story and will be updated during the day.
