A Stockton mother is pleading for the return of her son’s ashes, which were stolen during the burglary of her home Wednesday afternoon.It’s one of the only things she has left to remember him by.“I went to my room. It was trashed. And most of my stuff was gone,” said Ranesha Williams, who had just moved into the neighborhood on the 8000 block of Albany Drive.Thieves had also stolen a small gray urn with her son’s remains inside, engraved with the initials “ZT.” It had been stored inside a velvety blue box on the hallway shelf.“I was devastated," she said. "Who would take my son’s ashes? Take everything else. Just don’t take that. There’s no value in it except to me.” She only has a stuffed monkey left to remind her of baby Zakari; even his sonograms were stolen.“He was a stillborn baby and I couldn’t bury him," she said. "I needed him with me, so that’s where I chose to keep him … and now he’s gone." Since his passing in February 2013, the family has tried to keep his memory alive.“I talked to him everyday," Williams said. "(His) sister comes by and kisses him and says, ‘Love you brother. See you later.’ It’s like having him here without having him here."Now all Williams wants is to get his remains back.“They can have all the other stuff," Williams said. "Just bring back my urn. Bring back my son. That’s all I care about.”

A Stockton mother is pleading for the return of her son’s ashes, which were stolen during the burglary of her home Wednesday afternoon.



It’s one of the only things she has left to remember him by.




“I went to my room. It was trashed. And most of my stuff was gone,” said Ranesha Williams, who had just moved into the neighborhood on the 8000 block of Albany Drive.



Thieves had also stolen a small gray urn with her son’s remains inside, engraved with the initials “ZT.” It had been stored inside a velvety blue box on the hallway shelf.



“I was devastated," she said. "Who would take my son’s ashes? Take everything else. Just don’t take that. There’s no value in it except to me.”



She only has a stuffed monkey left to remind her of baby Zakari; even his sonograms were stolen.



“He was a stillborn baby and I couldn’t bury him," she said. "I needed him with me, so that’s where I chose to keep him … and now he’s gone."



Since his passing in February 2013, the family has tried to keep his memory alive.



“I talked to him everyday," Williams said. "(His) sister comes by and kisses him and says, ‘Love you brother. See you later.’ It’s like having him here without having him here."



Now all Williams wants is to get his remains back.



“They can have all the other stuff," Williams said. "Just bring back my urn. Bring back my son. That’s all I care about.”