Memorial held for man who died after brutal bus shelter assault

More than 40 people gathered near the bus shelter on Main Street where Miles Monias was found badly beaten on April 10.

Family and friends held a memorial Friday for Miles Monias, a man fatally attacked in a Main Street bus shelter on April 10.

Monias' parents gathered at the same bus shelter to remember their son, who died one day before his 37th birthday.

“We let him go to be on his journey to the afterlife and for us to be able to put a closure and be glad that we don't have to go out there to find answers," said Rob Monias, Miles’ father.

“I don’t want to take any ill feelings, no grudges, nothing to hinder my recovery for me and my family," he said.

Family and friends of Monias lit 37 candles in his memory.

Winnipeg police have charged 39-year-old John Paul Ostamas with second degree murder. Ostamas is also charged in the deaths of Stony Bushie and Donald Collins, whose bodies were found on April 25th.