Friends, family gather to remember victims of Ajax triple homicide
Friends and family of three people killed in an Ajax triple homicide gathered Friday at a Toronto funeral home to say goodbye to those they lost.
The visitation came as a police autopsy said two of the three family members killed last week died by "sharp force trauma" while the third victim was asphyxiated.
Krassimira Pejcinovski, 39, and her son, Roy Pejcinovski, 15, were found dead inside a home late in the morning on March 15. Venallia Pejcinovski, 13, the daughter of Krassimira, was taken to a trauma centre but succumbed to her injuries later that evening.
Hockey jerseys worn in tribute
Some wore jerseys in a tribute to hockey-loving son, Roy, at Friday's visitation.
He played for the Toronto Hockey League's Don Mills Flyers, and the team's president told CBC Toronto last week that Roy would have been eligible and a high pick for the OHL draft next year.
The team also described Roy as "an outstanding goalie, teammate, and above all person," in a tweet and held a friendly game in his honour on Sunday.
Neighbour and family friend Pat Jordan, described Venallia as "a heartfelt soul," when he learned of her death.
"She was happy, she was active, interactive with everybody," he added.
Her mother, he said, was a "great parent" who once looked after his daughters when he and his wife went on a weekend getaway.
Suspect facing 2nd-degree murder charges
Cory Fenn, a 29-year-old Ajax man, faces three counts of second-degree murder. Fenn appeared in court that same day with facial injuries. It was determined that the injuries did not meet the threshold for an investigation by the province's police watchdog.
Fenn had a relationship with Krassimira but was not the father of either of the two teens killed. He did reside in the home with Krassimira for a time.
CBC News has also confirmed that in 2011, Fenn was found guilty of mischief under $5,000, and in 2009 he was found guilty of assaulting a police officer. In both cases, he was sentenced to 12 months' probation.
Homicide investigators are asking that anyone who may have potentially valuable information to contact police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.
Memorial fund
The biological father of the teens killed and his other teenage daughter, who was not home at the time of the attacks, are setting up a memorial fund to honour their three family members who were killed last week.
Vas Pejcinovski says the fund will be set up as a lasting tribute to his former wife, son and daughter.
Pejcinovski says he and his one surviving daughter want to honour their family members' qualities of "compassion, kindness and charity."
He says their hearts are broken, but says they have received an outpouring of community support and sympathy.
He says the family has not yet decided where the proceeds of the fund will go.
He announced the creation of the fund on the website of the hockey league where Roy excelled as a goalie.
Correction : A previous version of this story referred to the mother, Krassimira Pejcinovski, as 30 years old. She is in fact 39. (Mar 23, 2018 3:40 PM)
