The daughter of a murdered woman whose body was found near a rural Surrey road that's been the scene of four grisly discoveries this year spoke out Saturday, saying her mother deserves justice.
She may have had mental illness and drug abuse problems, but Nicole Brochu didn’t deserve her fate, her daughter said.
“I just want my mommy back,” Adreana Brochu said, tears streaming down her face.
The pair texted every day.
Adreana often told her mother she loved her and believed she could overcome her addiction to crack and prescription pills. When the texts stopped coming and she heard of her Brochu’s death, Adreana came from Edmonton to settle her mom’s affairs.
“It’s not fair. I’m 20 and I feel overwhelmed, and I don’t really believe it, I don’t really believe that she’s gone,” she said. “But when I see the body I’ll know, and I don’t want to see the body.”
Adreana said she has a two-year-old half-sister who will now never know her mom. She wants the murderer to turn themselves in.
“I want the people who did it to suffer, because they don’t deserve to be walking around right now,” Brochu said. “How can someone just do that and be okay with themselves? I hope every time they look in the mirror they see how ugly they are.”
Brochu’s body was found on Colebrook Road in a rural area of Surrey early Wednesday morning along with the body of her roommate Brett Lietz.
They were two of four bodies to be found on the same road this year.
Police believe Brochu and Lietz were shot, but have yet to determine a motive in the killings.
The series of bodies appearing on the isolated road has terrified the nearby community. The City of Surrey has since promised security cameras for the area and RCMP have said they are taking action.
“We’re increasing our patrols, we’re trying to enhance our visibility, but I think it’s important to say that crime knows no boundaries and knows no timetable,” said Chief Supt. Bill Fordy.
“It’s an unfortunate situation that the persons that have chosen to take these peoples’ lives have chosen to place those persons at that location,” he said. “It’s unfortunate for all the citizens of Surrey.”
Surrey Coun. Barinder Rasode called the ordeal “a regional issue,” saying the RCMP deal with gang warfare.
“I think we’re dealing with a regional problem in a very big way,” Rasode said. “Surrey is not only a safe place to live, we’re a very vibrant, active community.”
Meanwhile, the bodies dumped at Colebrook Road have inspired a non-profit group to work harder at keeping their city safe.
Volunteers from the Surrey Crime Prevention Society say they’re stepping up, patrolling on foot and bikes and reporting suspicious activity to police.
With a report from CTV British Columbia’s Jonathan Woodward
