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Three Young Boys Found Suffocated In Trunk
Chris Crum
Staff Writer
2005-06-25
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After a two-day search in Camden New Jersey, a man named David Agosto found his 6-year-old son Daniel dead in the trunk of a car along with two other boys - 5-year-old Jesstin Pagan and 11-year-old Anibal Cruz.
The boys' deaths were ruled accidental, as autopsy results showed that the boys suffocated. No foul play is suspected. The car was in a yard where the kids were seen last.
One of Mr. Agosto's neighbors that lives across the street, watched him as he opened the trunk. "I saw him open the trunk and he just started screaming and he collapsed to the ground." said the neighbor. According to AP,
The car belonged to Carmen Lopez, the maternal grandmother of Anibal Cruz. The car was not working properly and had been parked in the shady, weedy area for about three weeks, Sarubbi said. He said one of the boys had in the past played in the car, but did not say which one.
The prosecutor said the hydraulic plunger that keeps the trunk from closing was not working, so the lid was able to swing close and lock as soon as the boys stopped propping it up.
Heartbreak and sadness have clouded the Camden neighborhood. Friends, family, and neighbors of the victims grieve. Some have shared their sadness with the media.
"It's just a tragedy," said another neighbor, Melissa Martinez. "They've been there all the time. We were just standing here yesterday saying `Where could they be?' and the whole time, they were right there. It's just heartbreaking."
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