Family and friends of seven-year-old Athena Strand said their final goodbyes to the young girl who was killed last week by a FedEx driver. Athena’s funeral service was held on Friday morning in Wise County, Texas, according to CBSDFW— exactly one week since law enforcement officials discovered her body after she had been reported missing from her home.
Tanner Lynn Horner is said to have kidnapped Athena after making a delivery to the family house in Paradise, and accidentally backed up his van into her; completely unaware that the minor was right behind the vehicle. In a split moment of panic and fear, Tanner admitted to the police that he grabbed the youngster and tossed her into the van before strangling and killing her.
It’s important to note that, according to the police report, Athena was not hurt in the incident which occurred on November 30, but Tanner became so frightened of the consequences that he allegedly tried to break her neck in an attempt to end her life. When that didn’t work, the arrest warrant claims he used his hands to strangle her until she was no longer breathing.
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