A Cambridge family is devastated over the loss of their 15-year-old son and brother Malakye and is questioning how the teen's body ended up at a Toronto waste management site.
Brandy Jessica's son Malakye Chevrier was missing for a week.
"Malakye was not just a son; he was the light of our lives, a beacon of joy and love that illuminated every corner of our existence," said his mother in an interview with CambridgeToday. "He was just an amazing kid and I am finding out more and more how much he impacted the community around him."
Jessica notes that Malakye would ride his bike to the local Tim Hortons and talk with people, having great conversations. Since his passing, multiple people have contacted her and let her know how her son brightened their day and gave them someone to talk to when no one would listen.
"He would see someone pulling a cart with a bunch of stuff in it and he would see them as a person first and not the situation they are in," she said. "It didn't matter if they were homeless or whatever, he would judge them by what's in their heart."
The family has since started a Gofundme page to try and help raise money for the boy's funeral and burial expenses.
Malakye went missing on Feb. 26 and Jessica posted all over social media trying to locate her son.
"I looked everywhere. I told him that we wouldn't rest until we found him and that's what we did, but we never expected to find him like this," she said.
On March 1, Toronto Police Services responded to a call about a suspicious incident at a garbage and recycling facility.
Upon further investigation, a male body was found and homicide detectives were brought in to assist in the investigation.
Caroline de Kloet, media relations for TPS confirmed in an email that Waterloo Regional Police have taken over control of the situation.
WRPS have confirmed to CambridgeToday that they are no longer treating this as a homicide investigation, but Jessica doesn't understand how they came to this conclusion.
"I know he didn't crawl into a bin and die, something had to happen to him," she said. "Someone knows something and I won't rest until there is justice for my son."
According to Jessica, she had been calling WRPS for three days to get her son on the missing person's list. When she finally went into the police station to launch a complaint, that is when police told her a body had been found in Toronto that matched Malakye's description.
Chris Iden, communications officer with WRPS said in an email to CambridgeToday that, out of respect for the investigation, they are not providing details.
"We want answers and so far Waterloo Region Police have provided none," said an upset Jessica. "We are only finding out what has happened through the news."
The entire family is hoping to get closure around this incident and find out what happened to the 15-year-old boy that meant the world to them.
Jessica wants to have a large funeral for Malakye and invite anyone from the community that he had an impact on and give me the send off he deserves.
"He never knew how many people cared about him and since he passed, so many have come forward. I want him to know that all of these people cared and he impacted them all. He deserves to know."
