On Makayla Chang91裸聊视频檚 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.
91裸聊视频淣ot knowing anything is frustrating; it91裸聊视频檚 really frustrating,91裸聊视频� said Kerry Chang, Makayla91裸聊视频檚 father. 91裸聊视频淲e know absolutely nothing [more] than we did two years ago. We really don91裸聊视频檛 know anything whatsoever, not where she was found, how she died.91裸聊视频�
Kerry Chang said 91裸聊视频渟omebody out there knows something91裸聊视频� and that was motivation to open her birthday up to the community and keep her case in the public eye.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 been a long two years and we91裸聊视频檙e still looking for some closure,91裸聊视频� he said.
He91裸聊视频檚 also concerned that the person responsible could cause further harm.
91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e never heard of anyone who harms children who just harms one and that91裸聊视频檚 what91裸聊视频檚 bothersome to me,91裸聊视频� he said. 91裸聊视频淭hey91裸聊视频檙e walking amongst us and it91裸聊视频檚 scary.91裸聊视频�
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 doesn91裸聊视频檛 hear much about how the investigation is going and hopes the authorities are working as hard as they possibly can.
91裸聊视频淚 just hope someone figures it out,91裸聊视频� she said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 time for her to let her rest easy instead of trying to figure out what happened.91裸聊视频�
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.
91裸聊视频淪he was an amazing person,91裸聊视频� Morice said. 91裸聊视频淚t should have been her birthday today 91裸聊视频� a birthday party, not to mourn.91裸聊视频�
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