Son to Andrew and Mandy
Brother to Connor, Kaitlyn and Alexandria
4-year-old Noah was killed by a python alongside his brother Connor Barthe
On August 5, 2013, an African rock python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The boys, brothers Noah (4) and Connor (6), were sleeping in an apartment above their friend's father's pet store. The python (which had been in a specially made enclosure in the apartment) had escaped, crawled through an air duct, and fallen through a ceiling tile above where the boys were sleeping. Following the incident, the python was euthanized. The python's owner was charged with criminal negligence for not preventing the deaths but was found not guilty in a jury trial in November 2016. The python escaped from its enclosure through a hole in the ceiling, where a ventilation fan had been removed for maintenance. This gave the snake direct access to the air ducts in the ceiling, which then collapsed under the snake's weight above the living room. The air duct containing the snake crashed through the ceiling tiles and onto the boys, who were sleeping on a floor mattress located about 2.4 metres (8 ft) from the snake's enclosure. According to the reports, the snake did not consume the bodies after strangling the brothers. coroner's preliminary autopsy report released on August 7th said that the boys died of asphyxiation
Son to Andrew and Mandy
Brother to Connor, Kaitlyn and Alexandria
4-year-old Noah was killed by a python alongside his brother Connor Barthe
On August 5, 2013, an African rock python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada. The boys, brothers Noah (4) and Connor (6), were sleeping in an apartment above their friend's father's pet store. The python (which had been in a specially made enclosure in the apartment) had escaped, crawled through an air duct, and fallen through a ceiling tile above where the boys were sleeping. Following the incident, the python was euthanized. The python's owner was charged with criminal negligence for not preventing the deaths but was found not guilty in a jury trial in November 2016. The python escaped from its enclosure through a hole in the ceiling, where a ventilation fan had been removed for maintenance. This gave the snake direct access to the air ducts in the ceiling, which then collapsed under the snake's weight above the living room. The air duct containing the snake crashed through the ceiling tiles and onto the boys, who were sleeping on a floor mattress located about 2.4 metres (8 ft) from the snake's enclosure. According to the reports, the snake did not consume the bodies after strangling the brothers. coroner's preliminary autopsy report released on August 7th said that the boys died of asphyxiation
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