Friends, family gather for funeral of 14-year-old who drowned in a Rosemont pool

Friends and family of Blessing Moukoko, the 14-year-old who was found dead in a municipal pool in Rosemont last month, gathered today for his funeral.

Some of Blessing's classmates wore hoodies bearinga photo of him depicted as an angel at the open-casket event, which took place at glise Sainte-Odilein Cartierville.

A fundraising page set up to support Blessing's family describes him as a charming young man, who loved basketball and was "full of life and kindness."

Blessing died on Feb. 21, after fighting for his life in hospital for a week.

Parents considerlegal action

Blessing's parents, Jean-Claude Moukoko and velyne Mavoungou-Tsonga, are now considering suing the city and the school board (CSDM), according to their lawyer, Jean-Pierre Mnard.

They're waiting to hear the conclusions of several investigations, including that of Quebec's coroner's office, to determine if the school and municipal authority supervision was lacking.

"In this kind of procedure, there are fairly strict rules of supervision to control the comings and goings of all children," Mnard said.

"We do not have the exact details of what happened, but obviously there are things that should have been done that have not been done here."