29 November 2014
A Toronto public health nurse and her two young sons were identified Monday as the victims of the triple homicide in East York. Zahra Mohamoud Abdille, 43, and her sons Faris, 13, and Zain, 8, were found dead in a third-floor unit at the Thorncliffe Park Drive apartment complex .
Zahra was known as a strong, bright, hardworking, compassionate and special individual. In fact, she had her two sons while completing her nursing degree at Humber College, and later at the University of New Brunswick in 2006. In 2012, Zahra completed her master's degree and received her nurse practitioner certificate from Ryerson University.
The three will be buried Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., A prayer service will follow at the Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque, located at 16 Bethridge Rd., at 1 p.m.
All are welcome to attended. Women are asked to have their heads covered.
On Wednesday, police confirmed that a man fatally struck on the Don Valley Parkway later Saturday afternoon was the husband and father of the three deceased.
Fifty-year-old Yusuf Osman Abdille was fatally struck by a southbound vehicle in the passing lane of the Don Valley Parkway shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Police were investigating his involvement in the deaths of his wife and sons.
Faris and Zain were described as bright, brilliant and kind as well. They all had bright futures before them.
29 November 2014
A Toronto public health nurse and her two young sons were identified Monday as the victims of the triple homicide in East York. Zahra Mohamoud Abdille, 43, and her sons Faris, 13, and Zain, 8, were found dead in a third-floor unit at the Thorncliffe Park Drive apartment complex .
Zahra was known as a strong, bright, hardworking, compassionate and special individual. In fact, she had her two sons while completing her nursing degree at Humber College, and later at the University of New Brunswick in 2006. In 2012, Zahra completed her master's degree and received her nurse practitioner certificate from Ryerson University.
The three will be buried Friday afternoon at 12:30 p.m., A prayer service will follow at the Khalid Bin Al-Walid Mosque, located at 16 Bethridge Rd., at 1 p.m.
All are welcome to attended. Women are asked to have their heads covered.
On Wednesday, police confirmed that a man fatally struck on the Don Valley Parkway later Saturday afternoon was the husband and father of the three deceased.
Fifty-year-old Yusuf Osman Abdille was fatally struck by a southbound vehicle in the passing lane of the Don Valley Parkway shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
Police were investigating his involvement in the deaths of his wife and sons.
Faris and Zain were described as bright, brilliant and kind as well. They all had bright futures before them.
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