About 100 people gathered at noon on Saturday at the empty Vancouver home where Chelsea Poorman’s remains were found late last month.

Poorman was a member of the Kawacatoose First Nation in Saskatchewan and had recently moved to Vancouver when she went missing in 2020. Nearly two years later, her remains were found in the grounds of a house in the upscale Shaughnessy neighborhood that was believed to have been visited. by squatters.

“She didn’t deserve this and nobody deserves this,” said Jessica Allan, an Indigenous woman who didn’t know Chelsea personally but wanted to show her support.

After a few songs and speeches, the group marched out of the house. to the downtown location where Chelsea was last seen alive nearly two years ago.

“I just want people to know that I won’t stop fighting until I have answers to what happened behind this house,” said Chelsea’s mother Sheila.

The Poorman family has expressed frustration with police over the investigation, especially when Vancouver police said there was not enough evidence to classify Chelsea’s death as suspicious.

Sheila believes the circumstances are highly suspicious, especially given Chelsea’s skull and several fingers were missing when her remains were discovered.

“We think Chelsea probably died the night she went missing or shortly after, and remained undiscovered until last month,” the VPD said in an emailed statement to CTV News.

“Twenty months have passed, including two winters and a heat dome. During that time, weather and other environmental factors may have contributed to the degradation of her remains.”

Sheila says the police gave her a different answer as to why some of the remains were missing.

“What they suggested to me is that it was an animal that came and took those parts, but the question is – she was covered with a blanket – did the animal go under the blanket? Take that part and put the blanket back?”

The group walked nearly three miles on major roads and the Granville Street Bridge while police directed traffic. They chanted slogans like ‘Justice for Chelsea’ as they distributed flyers across town with Chelsea’s photo on them and a line that read ‘What happened to Chelsea Poorman?’

Sheila made an emotional plea for answers to the public.

“Whoever came to this house with my daughter that evening, I ask you to come forward so that we, the family, can put an end to what happened to Chelsea.”

Some answers may be on the way soon. The BC Coroners Service told CTV News it is currently investigating the cause and manner of Chelsea’s death. However, it would not provide an exact timeline and will not reveal any of its findings until the investigation is complete. The investigation may take several weeks or months.