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Mother issues plea for help The mother of a murdered Nadleh woman appealed to the public for help solving the case Wednesday. The badly beaten body of 21-year-old Destiny Rae Tom was discovered on the Nadleh Indian Reserve just outside Fort Fraser March 23. “Our lives have forever been changed with the loss of our youngest child,” said Vivian Tom in a statement read with the help of about 20 family members. “Destiny was a beautiful, caring, and loving person. She was a loving mother to our three-year-old granddaughter, Cassidy. Destiny loved life, loved people and had many family and friends that loved her. Her life was tragically taken far too soon. Whoever is responsible for Destiny’s death is still out there. My husband, children and especially our three-year-old granddaughter deserve closure to this horrific nightmare. We are not sleeping and we are having difficulty eating. “We believe that someone out there knows something and has yet to come forward with information surrounding Destiny’s death. Please – if you have any information that will help with the investigation, we ask you to help us. Please come forward with the truth. “We ask you to help our family understand this, and more importantly, that justice is served for Destiny and little Cassidy. “We are praying and trusting God for answers. We are praying for the person who is responsible for Destiny’s death. We miss you, Destiny. We love you. We are deeply hurt that you left us at such a young age. Cassidy misses you every day. We are thankful to anyone who is going to come forward and help us today.” The North District RCMP Major Crimes Unit continues to investigate the death. An autopsy was conducted earlier this month and the report confirmed that Tom died as the result of foul play. Police are unable to provide further specifics with respect to the findings as this would jeopardize the integrity of the investigation. “This investigation remains a priority for the RCMP and we encourage those who knew Destiny and were last with her on the Nautley Reserve, to come forward and speak with investigators,” said Const. Lesley Smith, North District Media Relations Officer, in a press release. “RCMP investigators are working closely with Destiny’s family and friends and they continue to work diligently in order to find the answers we all need to bring the individual(s) responsible for her death, to justice.” Anyone with information is asked to call the Fraser Lake RCMP at (250) 699-7777. If you would like to remain anonymous please call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
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Vivian Tom makes a public plea in Fort Fraser, B.C. on April 17, 2013, for information that will help with the investigation into the death of her daughter, Destiny Tom. Destiny was found dead outside of a residence on the Nautley Indian Reserve near Fraser Lake on March 23, 2013. Her death has now been officially attributed to foul play.
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