Police: Young siblings found hanging

Two children state police said were found injured in the Berks County home they shared with their mother were found hanging from the basement rafters of the home.

Conner Snyder, 8, and Brinley L. Snyder, 4, were unresponsive when found in their home but were revived on their way to Lehigh Valley Hospital near Allentown. They were pronounced dead three days later.

Troopers said they received a call from Berks County Communications on Sept. 23 at about 4:30 p.m. with a report of two juvenile victims found hanging and unresponsive in the basement of 2442 Route 143, Albany Township.

Conner and Brinley Snyder were found hanging from opposite ends of a plastic-coated chain that had been thrown over the main support beam of the basement ceiling, with each end of the wire wrapped around the victims’ necks, according to an affidavit in support of a search warrant for the home. There were two chairs tipped over on the floor beneath the bodies, according to court papers.

The children were hanging about 3 feet apart from each other when their mother, Lisa R. Snyder, told state police at Hamburg she found the children in the basement.

Medics from Kempton Fire Department

found the children.

The children were flown to the hospital, where they were admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit on full life support. The victims were in full cardiac arrest but were revived on their way to

the hospital.

The children were removed from life support on Sept. 26 and were pronounced dead 14 minutes apart.

Lisa Snyder and a 17-year-old who was living in the house told troopers that

Conner Snyder frequently played video games and would surf the internet using an XBox gaming console.

Police are continuing to investigate. No arrests have been made.