Tears flow at funeral of youngest child killed in Connecticut attack

Noah Pozner, the youngest child killed at the Sandy Hook school shooting in Connecticut last week, was the first to be buried at a ceremony on Monday.

At the funeral, conducted by Rabbi Shaul Praver of Temple Adath Israel — of which the Pozner family are members — Noah’s mother, Veronique, said her six-year-old son was “light and love, mischief and pranks”.

In a speech published by the Associated Press, Ms Pozner spoke of Noah’s dreams of being “a doctor, a soldier, a taco factory manager” and of the four siblings he left behind.

Noah’s uncle, Alexis Haller, said: “If Noah had not been taken from us, he would have become a great man. He would have been a wonderful husband and a loving father. He would have been a backbone of our family for years to come. His loss, and our loss, are deep indeed.”