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Funeral for boys killed by python

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A funeral was held today for two children killed by a python while sleeping at a friend’s house in New Brunswick.

Four-year-old Noah Barthe and his six-year old brother Connor were suffocated by the python When it escaped from its enclosure, and got into the apartment where they were sleeping. Local reverend Maurice Frenette said today’s funeral isn’t about asking why they died, but to offer comfort to their parents.