The Pejcinovski kids used to play basketball together outside their father’s house — and they’d always be laughing. The three teens came from a kind, caring family. Their mother, Krassimira, would smile and wave at neighbours, and the kids would follow suit. Krassimira Pejcinovski, 39, was killed inside her home Wednesday. Her 15-year-old son Roy was also found dead in the house, and 13-year-old daughter Venallia died after being rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries.One daughter, Victoria, survived. She wasn’t home at the time of the attack.Cory Fenn, 29, has been charged with three counts of second degree murder. Bankruptcy documents from October 2015 list him as a seasonal worker for Toronto District School Board. Police said he was in a relationship with Pejcinovski, but is not the father of her children.Read more:Man arrested after mom, teenage son and daughter killed‘Alarming’ number of domestic homicides in GTA this yearMichael Curtis, a 28-year-old neighbour, remembers Venallia — who went by Vana — having 10 or 12 friends over on weekends for slumber parties. He remembers Roy’s face lighting up when Curtis’s infant daughter learned to say his name. “I just know how loved they were,” Curtis told the Star. He said the next time he sees the kids’ father, who is currently caring for his surviving daughter Victoria, he’s not sure what to say. “Do you say ‘sorry for your loss?’ Is that enough?” Across the city, many were feeling the same anguish. The Spa Sedona, where Krissy worked, was locked Thursday. Inside, a woman could be seen consoling another employee. A few doors down at Mixmax Deli Market, owner Tatjana Naumovski remembered how Krissy would come in during her lunch breaks — picking up Bulgarian cheeses, and soups and sandwiches.“She always smiled,” Naumovski said. Naumovski met Krissy’s mom about two years ag ...
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