I know the topic went out of hand last time, but I thought it was worth posting...that kid from Barrie that ran away from home after his parents took away his XBOX? Barrie Police believe they've found his body...

http://toronto.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...105?hub=Toronto

Thanks for posting, I was wondering how this would turn out. Keep it updated if you see an article confirming the ID.

WOW!! So unfortunate!

It's pretty f'd up that a child can't go missing these days without being found raped and/or dead. What is with all the sick predator PEDOPHILES? From what we know someone grabbed the kid off his bicycle (a witness found it damaged along a side road, but it was gone when police went to check it out). Like what the hell? A kid can't even bike on their own anymore? I remember being a kid and biking all over the place. &esus, it's almost guaranteed, if your kid is missing she/he has been raped and murdered, damned terrible.

Some of the problems: 1) parenting; 2) video games (a 'problem' for younger kids especially, ie. addiction); 3) predators in society. The third being the worst one imo.

Very sad outcome. I wonder why he was missing for so long before anything surfaced. There has to be a 3rd party invovled here.

Do we know that's what happened? I mean if I took off from my house and went off into the boones with absolutely nothing but the clothes on me, I'm pretty sure I'd die fairly quickly.

Good point. I assume the worst sometimes, and I'm just sick and tired of other stories that end with those circumstances. Hopefully it's not even him.

You'd think with all the COD he played, he'd have picked up on some survival skills.

In all seriousness though, I dont see a kid getting mad enough that he just runs deep into the wild and then dies of hunger/the elements. I think as already mentioned there is a unknown 3rd party in this story.

a theory i have could be the parents got so mad at his video game playing they killed him and then dumped his body...a terrible thought i know but one has to wonder.

but then again if a witness saw him then thats not very viable

this is true. I hope it wasn't a murder or anything.

Uh....yeah I don't think so.


A tragic ending to this story if it is indeed him. I hope they find out what happened so at least there's some closure. It would be terrible for the parents to always live wondering what happened and whether they were fully responsible for their son's death.

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/531082

pretty much sums up to the same thing.. just a little diffrent info...
really sad to hear though...


EDIT video: http://www.cp24.com/servlet/an/loca...5/?hub=CP24Home

They found his bike , and no mention of it being damaged

thats just messed
i wonder how far away from home he was
and what kind of place he was found in
like nose hill style?
or fish creek?
i cant see him just going out and dying on his own
there had to be someone involved

I'm calling this:

Parents killed the kid on Xbox argument. Dad dump the body and stage the whole thing and called the police about a missing kid.

Weren't there reports of people actually seeing the kid though?

"new witness who placed Brandon's location further east than originally thought?"

very sad for the family.

I just last night took our gaming systems away from our kids to get homework finished. I can't believe the parents let him even leave the house.

RIP, very sad news. I feel horrible for the parents, they will forever blame themselves.

^ain't that easy^

QUESTION:

Curious why police dogs wouldn't have been able to locate the person? Not incredibly far from home, and the dogs obviously would have had clothing from the home to 'get the scent'. I thought those dogs were pretty much aces for this sort of thing?

You've watched too many movies...