Sammy Yatim’s family suffering through ‘anger, pain, sorrow’ after teen killed by in Toronto police

SammyYatim’s uncle was still reeling from his nephew’s recent death on Monday but he called on Torontonians to not seek revenge.

A NationalPost reporter spoke to Mejad “Jim” Yatim at his apartment in Mimico.

Mr.Yatim answered his door dressed in a blue, plaid bathrobe. The hallway of the apartment smelled like it had been freshly cleaned but the scent of cigarettes still hung in the air.

He appeared distressed and exhausted. His eyelids looked heavy.

“I can’t deal with this,” he said to the reporter with a slight accent. “It’s a very tough time.”

Mr.Yatim then raised his hands, waving the reporter away.

“Email would be best. Please,” he said.

The apartment was located near the waterfront in an older brick building with flowers planted by the front entrance. On a nearby path, joggers ran by, people walked their dogs and cyclists biked by. A grocery store, daycare and sushi restaurant were close by.

In an email to the National Post Monday afternoon, Mr. Yatim apologized for what he called the “rude” reception at his door.

“Please forgive me. I have been fighting to sort out my emotions,” he said. “Anger, pain, sorrow. All I can do is cry why not me? I probably deserved those bullets more than he did.”

In a second email sent to the National Post sent a few minutes later, Mr. Yatim took a calmer tone. He said he appreciated the concern of Torontonians and Canadians, but asked them not to seek revenge.

“No need for a [lynch mob party] for the officer involved, our family will manage to deal with this situation as we have dealt with other tragedies in our lives,” he said. “We do not need our [pound of flesh].”

He said he did not expect others to understand this call for non-violence.

“For others it might seem outrageous; however for my family the ultimate price has been paid,” he said. “Nothing said or done will bring our Sammy back.”

Mr.Yatim said his family has suffered many misfortunes before and Sammy’s death is yet another they will have to live with.

He added that this is a tragedy to be learned from. “It is up to the living to decide what the future should be,” he said.

In the meantime, while the public demands answers regarding how this incident could have occurred, the Yatim family strives to remember Sammy as he was in life.

“Whatever people might pontificate on this situation, Sammy will always be Sammy to us and we will always have him in our hearts,” he said.

Source: nationalpost

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