2 Ex-Cons Charged in Cheshire Attacks; 'Senseless, Violent Assaults;' Mother Was Strangled; Daughters Died in Fire

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A Sorghum Mill Drive woman was strangled and her two daughters died of smoke inhalation in the Monday home invasion by a pair of paroled burglars who also beat the family's husband and father and held them all hostage before setting the house on fire, authorities said Tuesday.

Joshua Komisarjevsky, 26, of 840 N. Brooksvale Road, and Steven Hayes, 44, of 5H Horn Ave., Winsted, were arraigned Tuesday morning in Superior Court in Meriden in connection with the home invasion that left Jennifer Hawke-Petit, 48, and her two daughters -- 17- year-old Hayley and Michaela, 11 -- dead, and Dr. William Petit Jr., 50, badly injured.

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2 Ex-Cons Charged in Cheshire Attacks; 'Senseless, Violent Assaults;' Mother Was Strangled; Daughters Died in Fire

Charges against Komisarjevsky and Hayes include sexual assault, burglary, arson and kidnapping. But the chief state medical examiner late Tuesday ruled the three deaths homicides, meaning the suspects will likely face more serious c...

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