Jun 17, 2008 6:56 pm US/Eastern
Neighbors Saddened By Brighton Heights Boy's Death
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―
A Brighton Heights family is in mourning after a three-year-old boy died.
Investigators say Matthew Kunsak somehow got a plastic bag over his head and suffocated.
The child was found unresponsive at the family's home Monday night. KDKA's Paul Martino reports the boy was supposed to be taking a nap in a third-floor bedroom. Attempts were made to resuscitate Matthew.
Meanwhile, neighbors are saddened by the boy's death.
Mary Anne White, a friend of the Kunsak family, says Matthew's mother raised five babies, including twins. Matthew was one of the twins.
"She's a wonderful mother and you know they're an excellent family, and it's just a very sad situation," she said.
The Kunsak family operates a funeral home in Brighton Heights.
Pittsburgh Police aren't commenting on the investigation. The Allegheny County Medical Examiner says Matthew died from asphyxiation due to smothering.
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