A funeral was held Friday for a young South Jersey boy whose body was found in a park three hours after his father reported him missing.
A funeral mass was celebrated Friday at Holy Saviour Church in Westmont for three-year-old Brendan Creato.
The boy's body was found in Cooper River Park about a half-mile from his home in Haddon Township on October 13. Authorities say the results of the autopsy remain pending.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that there was no indication of forced entry at the father's home after the boy went missing. And there was no indication the boy was sexually assaulted.
The boy's father, D.J. Creato, obtained Philadelphia lawyer Richard Fuschino Jr. to represent him just hours after Brendan went missing.
"I became engaged with this case on the day of the boy’s disappearance, DJ's friend advised him, and I agree it's a smart move when you have something like this because it's a complicated process," Fuschino Jr. told NBC10.
The attorney said his client spoke to investigators prior to obtaining his counsel.
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"I have every confidence that police are doing everything they can ... to get to the bottom of this," said Fuschino Jr.
