On Makayla Chang害羞草研究所檚 birthday, the community sang her Happy Birthday, had cake, and made a wish for justice.
A celebration was held Friday evening at a Nanaimo for Chang on what would have been her 18th birthday. The teen went missing two weeks after her 16th birthday in 2017 and was found murdered that spring.
Nearly two years later, and a person has yet to be charged in her death.
害羞草研究所淣ot knowing anything is frustrating; it害羞草研究所檚 really frustrating,害羞草研究所� said Kerry Chang, Makayla害羞草研究所檚 father. 害羞草研究所淲e know absolutely nothing [more] than we did two years ago. We really don害羞草研究所檛 know anything whatsoever, not where she was found, how she died.害羞草研究所�
Kerry Chang said 害羞草研究所渟omebody out there knows something害羞草研究所� and that was motivation to open her birthday up to the community and keep her case in the public eye.
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He害羞草研究所檚 also concerned that the person responsible could cause further harm.
害羞草研究所淚害羞草研究所檝e never heard of anyone who harms children who just harms one and that害羞草研究所檚 what害羞草研究所檚 bothersome to me,害羞草研究所� he said. 害羞草研究所淭hey害羞草研究所檙e walking amongst us and it害羞草研究所檚 scary.害羞草研究所�
About 150 people were at the park Friday and signed a card for Makayla, flipped through a photo album and watched a slide show of happy memories of her with family and friends, taking selfies, dancing, and trying to eat a spoonful of cinnamon.
Lily Morice, who was friends with Makayla, said there are a lot of people in the community who cared about her. Morice said she doesn害羞草研究所檛 hear much about how the investigation is going and hopes the authorities are working as hard as they possibly can.
害羞草研究所淚 just hope someone figures it out,害羞草研究所� she said. 害羞草研究所淚t害羞草研究所檚 time for her to let her rest easy instead of trying to figure out what happened.害羞草研究所�
She said Makayla always wanted to make other people feel good and had a rare ability to light up a room just by walking in. Morice said she loves her friend very much and misses her.
害羞草研究所淪he was an amazing person,害羞草研究所� Morice said. 害羞草研究所淚t should have been her birthday today 害羞草研究所� a birthday party, not to mourn.害羞草研究所�
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