11-year-old Ness Partouche-Massa and 8-year-old Ariel Partouche-Massa are working to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada. For the second weekend in a row, they sold lemonade on the front lawn of their home on 14th Street in Roxboro. “If we give a bunch of money to charity, we can find the cure for multiple sclerosis,” Ness told Global News. The cause is very close to both boys’ hearts because their mother Ayana Massa was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in 2020. She relies on a walker and a wheelchair to get around. “Every day is a struggle, but having kids like that, how can I not fight for them?” said Ayana. Story continues below ad READ MORE: Lemonade pops up across Alberta to support Edmonton’s children’s hospital The secret recipe helped them raise more than $1,500. But things took an unfortunate and unexpected turn on Saturday. “For such a beautiful story to turn into such a nightmarish disaster like yesterday, I was shaking,” Ayanna said on Sunday. The mother says the boys periodically used a megaphone to attract customers and an angry man approached them angrily. “He said, ‘little mother. I will shut you down.’ So I told him to get the hell out of my property. And he said, ‘I’m calling the police,’” she claims. A few minutes later, she says the police arrived and told her the stand had to be closed. READ MORE: City’s Caribbean community calls for meeting with Montreal police “I tell him ‘look, officer, give me a ticket. I will pay the fine.’ He said, “oh, I’m not giving you a fine. You think that because you’re in a wheelchair, you’re above the law,” he said. She says the officer threatened to arrest her, so she started recording. Story continues below ad “The guy had his hand in his pocket and was calling me aggressive and I told him to get off my property. He refused,” she said of her interaction with an officer. Three hours later, he says the police left “It’s over with this sergeant telling me my kids aren’t allowed to have their loudspeakers and they don’t want to come back here and arrest me,” he said. Montreal police said they would not be able to comment on the case Sunday, explaining that more analysis would be needed before issuing any kind of statement. Retired Montreal police officer André Durocher wondered if the mother unnecessarily escalated the situation. He says police will rarely crack down on unlicensed lemonade sales. “In this case, it’s not necessarily the energy on your property, but the distraction or the problem it’s causing,” he explained. The mother apologizes to the police. Neighbors stopped by to show support for the boys on Sunday as they sold lemonade without their megaphone. Related News