Colleen Belesky describes her late son, Corey Belesky, as a strong and handsome young man who loved animals and cared deeply about his family.

It’s been three years since he was found dead in a residence on Brent Street in Thunder Bay, Ont., on Nov. 1, 2022. The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) determined his death was a homicide, but no arrests have been made in connection with the case.

“Not only he died that day, but I also died,” Colleen Belesky said during a news conference in the northwestern Ontario city on Monday. “My life ended when Corey's life ended.”

The 31-year-old was a member of Marten Falls First Nation, a remote Ojibway community more than 400 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay.

In honour of the third anniversary of his death, his family and First Nation are appeal

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