Six year old boy dies saving sister from sexual predator

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HEROES COME IN ALL SIZES

A 6-year-old New Jersey boy died saving the life of his sister who was being sexually assaulted by an intruder in the children's home, a prosecutor said.

The throat of first-grader Dominick Andujar was slashed when he came to the aid of his 12-year-old sister, the Camden Courier-Post reported Wednesday.

Dominick was pronounced dead at Cooper University Hospital. His sister, whose throat also was cut, underwent emergency surgery.

She identified the attacker as a local man who often played with neighborhood children.

Osvaldo Rivera, 31, of Camden is being held on US$5 million (S$6.2 million) bail.

Authorities said Rivera was high on a combination of marijuana and PCP known as "wet" when he broke into the children's home early Sunday while their mother was in the hospital recovering from surgery.