The mother of a 16-year-old teenager from Montreal’s South Shore who has been missing for several days is very concerned and is trying to find him safe and sound.
“I just want him to know that the whole family loves him, that we are here to help him. He just has to come back,” sighs Melissa Duplantis Ouellette, 36.
On January 24, Loick Charlebois-Bruce was last seen around 7pm in the Saint-Hubert neighborhood of Longueuil. Before leaving, he would have told his father he was suicidal, says Melissa Duplantis Ouellette, which makes him fear for his safety.
“I tried to text him but his phone stays locked. I wrote him that I’m worried and that I love him,” she adds, visibly shaken by the events.
south coast
According to the Police Service of the Longueuil Agglomeration (SPAL), the teenager is in the Longueuil region, or on the south coast. A search warrant was sent out on January 24 to find him. His family and police say they fear for his safety.
Loick Charlebois-Bruce has been going through a rough patch lately. It’s not the first time the teenager has escaped. However, the last time he was found after two days.
According to his parents, he was seen on the Longueuil metro in the days after his escape. He would be staying with new friends his parents don’t know.
Photo Melissa D. Ouellette
“I have two addresses from a source who knows where he’s hiding, but he’s probably gone already. The parents who live at these addresses say they have never seen Loick,” laments Mélissa Larose.
call for help
Taking to social media, the teen’s mother is asking the parents of Loick’s friends to take him home.
“Whatever your principles and your beliefs, know that not only I, his mother or father, but also his brother and his two little sisters suffer from not knowing where he is,” she wrote Friday night on Facebook.
Photo Melissa D. Ouellette
“It is indescribable what you feel as a mother in these situations, I have no words to describe what you are going through, the children and the family too…” breathes Mélissa Larose.
The teenager is 5’11” and weighs 60 kg (132 lbs). He has black hair and blue eyes. At the time of his disappearance he was wearing a black coat and black sweatpants with white trim.
Anyone with information on how to locate Loick Charlebois-Bruce is asked to contact police on 911.
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