American footballer pays tribute to massacre victim

Funerals for US shooting victims

Newtown has begun burying its dead, laying to rest two six-year-old boys, the first of the 20 children killed in last week's school massacre.

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A New York Giants American footballer has paid tribute to six-year-old Jack Pinto who was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting.

Pinto was a big fan of wide receiver Victor Cruz and is expected to be laid to rest in the footballer's jersey.

Cruz tweeted a picture of his boots that he wore during the New York Giants' game with Atlanta, that donned the message: "Pinto my hero".

Victor Cruz wrote "R.I.P Jack Pinto" on his boots. Credit: Twitter / Victor Cruz

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