Murdered teen attended weekly bible studies class
Posted April 25, 2011 7:34 pm.
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The weekly bible studies class at the Humberlea Worship Centre will be missing a familiar face when they meet this week.
Fifteen-year-old Klayton Wynter, who attended the class every Tuesday for the past ten years, was fatally stabbed on Saturday, April 23rd, outside the Bramalea City Centre Mall.
Deanna McAffee, who directs the ‘Inside Out Program’ at the Humberlea Worship Centre, remembers the teen fondly.
“When I close my eyes, I just see that smile,” she told CityNews. “And I see a laughing, happy kid.
“He wanted to be here, maybe because it was a safe place,” she added. “He was the kind of kid who was friendly and would be trying to help someone, he was always looking out for the little ones.”
Police say a fight broke out inside the mall between two groups of teenagers on Saturday. When the fight spilled out into the parking lot, Klayton was fatally stabbed.
Police detained and questioned several youths, but they have all since been released without charge.
Now investigators are asking potential witnesses at the busy mall to step forward.
“We know that a group of kids ran from the scene after the event took place,” said Peel Regional police Cst. Thomas Ruttan. “We need to speak with those kids regardless of whether they were involved or not.”
In the meantime, McAffee says bible studies will never quite be the same without that smiling face in attendance.
“We’re really gonna miss him,” she stressed. “He had a real impact on the kids around him, and he’s going to be very much missed.”
