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Mother of murdered woman appeals for public help
January 9, 2024
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Surrey, British Columbia
From: IHIT
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File no.: 2022-1001
The mother of Aisha Harouya is appealing for witnesses to help advance the investigation into her homicide.
Background:
On July 25, 2022, Surrey RCMP received a report of a deceased young adult woman located in a parking lot in the 11100-block of 124 Street, Surrey. Police identified the woman as 21-year old Aisha Harouya of Surrey. In consultation with the BC Coroners Service, Aisha’s death was deemed to be the result of foul play, resulting in the deployment of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT). Since November 2022, IHIT has continued to work closely in partnership with the Surrey RCMP, the RCMP Forensic Identification Service and the BC Coroners Service.
Through extensive investigation, IHIT learned that Aisha was last seen alive on July 24, 2022, in the area of 100 Avenue and Whalley Boulevard, Surrey.
“She will never get the chance to go to college, get married, have kids, she will have none of that. I will never hear her say the words "Mommy" or "I Love You" ever again,” says Ashni Ram, mother of Aisha Harouya. “She loved animals and the love of her life was her dog Lexi. She was going into makeup and hair and her dream was to be a makeup artist and move to LA. She had a passion for fashion.”
Now, a year and a half later, the family of Aisha Harouya is appealing to the public for witnesses to come forward.
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Ashni Ram:
My name is Ashni Ram. I’m the mother of Aisha Harouya. Uh, Aisha was twenty-one years old when she uh, passed away. She loved animals. She loved fashion. My whole world just came shattering down on me that day. I just uh, I just was in complete shock, complete shock. I just you never think that’s gonna happen to you. You know? Losing your child. She was my only daughter.
I-I wake up every day thinking this is just a nightmare and I’m gonna wake up and she’s gonna come through the door and say, mommy, I’m home. I just miss hearing her voice, I just miss everything about her.
If anything, if anybody knows anything of Aisha’s whereabouts the night of, the evening of July 23rd, and the day of July 24th, 2022, to please come forward. Please do the right thing and contact IHIT if you have any information about her whereabouts. If she was with anybody, if she got into a car, if you saw her at a coffee shop, at a bar, anything. We just wanna know what happened to her. Nothing is gonna take away that pain in my heart, the void, the emptiness. But just knowing that what happened to her, you know? Knowing what happened to her and it’ll give our family some closure. It’ll give me some peace. Although it won’t bring her back but it’ll be a step forward in healing I think.
Aisha, she had a life to live. She was, she was a human being, you know? If you, if anybody out there knows anything, if they can just help our family heal, help our family move on. Give us information. Have a heart and just help us get closure, help us get some answers. We are all, my family and I we’re just struggling. We just need answers. We need to know what happened to Aisha and why, why would somebody do this to her. It’s just I-I, that’s the thing I-I can’t sleep at night. I was just like why would somebody do this to her? I just don’t understand.
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If you have any information regarding the murder of Aisha Harouya, please call IHIT at 1877-551-4448 or email: infoeieh@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
Ashni Ram:
I miss talking to her, I miss holding her. I miss her laugh. I even miss our fights, you know mothers and daughters they argue but I miss that. You know? Like I, I feel like I’ve lost my best friend. You know, I have this emptiness in my heart. It’s like half my heart is gone. Like whoever did this like took half my heart with them and they took Aisha from me.
“I am pleading with the public, at this time, if you have any information or can remember seeing my daughter Aisha, or anyone she was talking to, walking with, if she got into a car with anyone between the dates of July 23rd and July 24th, 2022 to please come forward,” says Ashni Ram. “We need justice served not only for my daughter but for other young women to end violence against women. Our family needs closure and peace so any information no matter how big or small might help.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact the IHIT Information Line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or by email at ihitinfo@rcmp-grc.gc.ca.
Letter from Aisha’s mother
Hi, my name is Ashni Ram and I’m the mother of Aisha Harouya. My daughter was a victim of homicide. July 25th, 2022 is a day I will never forget. My daughter Aisha was found murdered in Surrey. Her lifeless body was left in a deserted field close to Scott Road SkyTrain station like she was nobody…. She was someone’s daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend.
It would be impossible for me, as Aisha’s mother, to express in a short period of time, how this has impacted our family. It is also very difficult to express the pain that now lives inside of us, the torture of having to wake up every morning, the torture of the emptiness that we now live within our home. The agony of having to see her bedroom door, reminding us that her bed will always stay empty. The family pictures that hang throughout our home is just another painful reminder of knowing that there will never be another family picture to add to our collection. It’s been over a year and I still can’t find the strength to pack up her stuff. Her room has stayed untouched. Countless sleepless nights, weekly grief counselling and daily tears is my new life! Half my heart is gone!
I have many beautiful memories of Aisha and I clearly remember her beautiful smile that could light up a whole room, her corny jokes & laughter and most importantly the unrestrained love she had for all of us. She truly had a heart of gold and had so much to live for! She was so giving and would do anything for someone in need! Such a pure, loving soul.
She will never get the chance to go to college, get married, have kids, she will have none of that. I will never hear her say the words "Mommy" or "I Love You" ever again. She loved animals and the love of her life was her dog Lexi. She was going into makeup and hair and her dream was to be a makeup artist and move to LA. She had a passion for fashion. We were planning a mother and daughters’ trip to Paris but tragically those dreams were all shattered! Every dream I had for my daughter is no more.
Every day is a struggle but my son is the reason why I felt I must keep on going and to get justice for our sweet angel Aisha whose life was cruelly taken away too soon. This person has made us suffer for te rest of our lives! It is complete agony to know that Aisha’s brother will also have to live with this nightmare for the rest of his life. His only sister and my only daughter taken away at the age of 21 is heartbreaking! My son now has a different parent. I am unable to be the mother he once knew. It is a daily struggle and fight to continue as a Mother.
I have many beautiful memories of Aisha and I clearly remember her beautiful smile, her laughter, and the love she had for us all. However, my memory is now distorted. Our last memory of Aisha is of her lying lifeless in her coffin, I could barely recognize my sweet daughter. The realization that she will never come home again, or walk through the front door, calling my name. This pain is unbearable!
Birthdays, Mother’s Day, Holiday gatherings will never be the same. Our weekly shopping trips, dancing in the car to her loud music and me trying not to go deaf lol. How I miss that!! There will always be an empty spot where she used to fill our hearts with love and laughter to a silence that is unbearable daily. There is a sickness that now lives inside my stomach, pain that lives in my heart, horror in my mind, and a sadness that surrounds my body. We know that we will never get that complete feeling of happiness again. Sadness and grief will now live with us forever.
I can’t even put into words how hard it is to just have the will to breathe when you lose a child. I never knew a heart could hurt so bad. Every morning I wake up and for one moment, one split second, I think Aisha’s death was just a bad bream. Then reality sinks in and I realize No this nightmare is my sad reality. The death of a child is a tragedy no family should have to endure.
Her beautiful soul had a purpose in this world and that was taken away from her. Since then our lives have changed forever. I carried her for nine months. She was mine. And who were you to take her from me?
I have a hard time comprehending why, or most importantly how, someone could hurt another person with no regard for the outcome of human life. Only someone who has lost a child can understand the grief.
I am pleading with the public, at this time, if you have any information or can remember seeing my daughter Aisha, or anyone she was talking to, walking with, if she got into a car with anyone between the dates of July 23rd and July 24th, 2022 to please come forward. We need justice served not only for my daughter but for other young women to end violence against women. Our family needs closure and peace so any information no matter how big or small might help.
Please keep your loved ones close because you never know if it will be the last time you might see them. We need Justice for my daughter Aisha. Do the right thing and help us find who did this. Let my daughter’s soul rip. Please I beg you to come forward if you know anything at all. Thank you!!!
Ashni Ram
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Contacts
Sgt. Timothy Pierotti
Media Relations Officer
Integrated Homicide Investigations Team (IHIT)
ediv_ihit_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
778-290-5202
homicideteam.ca
@HomicideTeam