The grieving mother of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in Côte-Des-Neiges is calling for an end to the violence.
“I am very heartbroken, my baby was taken from me on the school grounds and I would like the mayor of Montreal to catch the killers who brutally murdered my son,” Jannai Dopwell-Bailey’s mother told TVA.
“My baby, I love my baby. And it’s killing me. “
The mother was further upset after videos surfaced online mocking her son’s death.
In one video, a masked person is seen displaying a dagger and making stabbing gestures.
Dopwell-Bailey’s grieving mother told TVA she was deeply disturbed by the video. TVA who shared the interview with Global News, agreed to hide his identity for security reasons.
“I have no idea why people on social media and comments make fun of my son that they took from me,” she said through tears. “They are threatening their friends … they are making fun of my son, it is very, very heartbreaking.”
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Dopwell-Bailey was stabbed in broad daylight on Monday afternoon. It happened in front of the school I was attending, the Program Mile End alternative school in Côte-Des-Neiges.
Montreal Police (SPVM) were called to Van Horne Avenue near the Victoria intersection at 3 pm after an altercation between teenagers.
The suspects fled.
Dopwell-Bailey had walked into his school to ask for help. Rescuers rushed him to hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
Police say the videos are part of the ongoing investigation. No arrests have been made as of yet.
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