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Murder victim Destiny Rae Tom’s mother rose dramatically, tears streaming down her face, as she told the missing women inquiry how she dealt with the grief of losing her daughter.

While praying at her church, Vivian Tom thought about seeing the lifeless body of her 21-year-old daughter on a frozen roadside near Fraser Lake in March 2013.

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“I could see destiny’s body on the road, in the mud and the snow, and the yellow tarp covering her … And they said I couldn’t cross that (police) line to hold her and say goodbye to her. That really broke my heart as a mother,” Tom testified during the inquiry hearings in Smithers.

A vision came to her, which Tom credits with helping her to heal. In her vision, Tom barged through that police tape to hold her deceased daughter.

“I went to her and lifted the trap, and crawled underneath,” Tom recalled about her vision, her words accentuated by bursts of emotions.

“I grabbed her in my arms and said Destiny, ‘I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry for what happened to you. I love you and miss you. I’m so sorry that you were all alone when this happened. I’m so sorry that we weren’t there to protect you as mom and dad,'” Tom recounted of her vision.