An aunt of the only surviving child of a family found dead in a Wallingford house fire is remembering the family she lost.
Stewart and Ragusa are the parents of the children found dead inside. An 11-year-old girl was able to escape and call for help.
The infant died of smoke inhalation and the 7-year-old boy died from "asphyxia due to inhalation of toxic products of combustion," the ME said. It's unclear exactly what that refers to.The manner of death was ruled as a homicide for all three. The family dog also died in the fire. She remembered her sister as affectionate, talkative and nurturing. One of her favorite things in life was being a mother, her sister said.
Stewart's sister described her nephew "Sebby" as an active, carefree, rambunctious boy who loved to laugh. Little four-month-old Valentina had a smile that radiated happiness and always made her older sister laugh, her aunt recalled. "We want to everybody know that even though this was an extremely tragic situation, LuLu will now be able to live her life to her fullest potential. Lana, Sebby and Valentina will be missed but forever in our hearts," Stewart's sister said in a statement to FOX 13. Her aunt says she’s proud of LuLu. She says as she grew up she became aware of her family’s situation, often taking on a protective and nurturing role which is what she was doing Saturday morning.
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