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‘He was my only baby’: Baylee Wylie’s family pleads for answers in murder case

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Wylie family faces agonizing day in court as accused makes appearance
WATCH ABOVE: It was an agonizing day in court for the family of Baylee Wylie as one of the accused in the 18-year-old’s murder, Devin Morningstar, was ordered to undergo a 30 day psychiatric assessment. Shelley Steeves reports – Jan 8, 2016

A man charged in the death of an 18-year-old man whose body was found in a burned-out home in Moncton has been ordered to undergo a 30-day psychiatric assessment.

Devin Morningstar, 18, is facing charges of first-degree murder and arson in connection with the death of Baylee Wylie in December.

READ MORE: RCMP lay murder charges, issue warrants for pair after deadly Moncton fire

Wylie’s body was found following a fire on Dec. 17.

Police are still looking for 18-year-old Tyler Noel and 20-year-old Marissa Shephard, who are also charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death.

Morningstar was previously ordered to undergo a five-day psychiatric assessment in December.

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WATCH: Baylee Wylie’s family pleads for answers in his murder case

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Amanda and Angie Wylie, the victim’s mother and aunt, were in the courtroom on Friday.

Amanda Wylie said her son’s murder, which the RCMP has described as extremely violent, still haunts her.

“He was my only baby, my only child,” she said. “I had to go to the morgue and identify him, and I could not even identify my own child there was so much damage.”

She said it has been difficult because she has to imagine what transpired.

“I am having nightmares constantly. It’s like a movie going over and over in my heart,” she said.

READ MORE: New photos of Tyler Noel, Marissa Shephard, wanted in Canada-wide warrant released

Angie Wylie said Shephard and her nephew were living together in the apartment where the murder occurred.

She described Shephard as “a chameleon” who can quickly change her appearance.

Wylie’s mother also made a personal plea to anybody with information about the whereabouts of Noel and Shephard to come forward.

“If they have children or friends that have children, if they could put themselves if my shoes just for a minute, I implore anybody who is hiding them to have a conscience,” she said.

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Morningstar’s next court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 15, when results of the assessment are expected to be presented.

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