A teen with intellectual disabilities who spent hours in the cold after being attacked and thrown in a dumpster is having a hard time recovering from the ordeal, police say.

Jean-Micheal Morrissette, 13, was walking home from school on Jan. 7 when two men grabbed him from behind and threw him in a dumpster on Flora Avenue, his father John Morrissette said. 1:31 Jean-Micheal Morrissette, 13, was walking home from school on Jan. 7 when, at about 3 p.m., two men grabbed him from behind and threw him in a dumpster on Flora Avenue, his father John Morrissette said.

"Think about it as being your kid. your son, your daughter that this happened to. Just put yourself in my situation and just even a brief moment take that time and stop to think about your child and how you would feel," Morrissette said.

John Morrissette is angry after his 13 year old son, Jean-Micheal who has an intellectual disability, said he was attacked and thrown into a dumpster where he became trapped for hours. (CBC) "He wasn't seriously injured, but the emotional injury he sustained is quite substantial," Det.-Sgt. Rob Kanaski said Friday morning. "It's been very hard for him to go about his normal everyday life."

Jean-Micheal was located and helped out of the bin by a woman in the area, but only after he spent between three or four hours in the dumpster in the frigid cold, Kanaski said.

"She had this gut feeling to open this sliding door and look inside," he added.

John Morrissette says his son, who has an intellectual disability, was attacked and thrown into this dumpster near Flora Avenue on January 7. (Kenza Kaghat/Radio-Canada) Police continue to knock on doors and canvas the neighbourhood in search of witnesses who saw what happened. Investigators don't have any suspects yet, but they are currently trying to identify someone who lives in the area they believe witnessed the attack.

"This happened 3 o'clock in the afternoon, broad daylight; he was yelling and screaming when they were dragging him," Kanaski said. "Anybody that was in the vicinity would have known he was in distress."

John Morrissette said his son is still in a state of shock.

John Morrissette (left) speaks with Const. Eric Hofley Friday morning at the site of a dumpster near Flora Avenue. Morrissette's son Jean-Micheal Morrissette was assaulted by two unidentified men and thrown in the dumpster on Jan. 7, police say. (Kenza Kaghat/Radio-Canada) "He doesn't talk about anything; he's too traumatized by what happened and I don't push him to talk or anything about it," Morrissette said.

Investigators and Morrissette are asking people in the neighbourhood to contact police if they think they saw or heard the attackers.

"You'd be crying for someone to come forward … that's all I'm asking," he said.

Anyone with information about the assault is asked to call (204) 986-2848 or Crime Stoppers at (204) 786-TIPS (8477).