It has been more than a month since Windsor, Ontario, the woman Shilan Shahbazian disappeared. The members of his family in Iran, dealing with pain and impotence, remain desperate for the answers.
“What happened to him? Is he alive or not? We just want to find her,” said Shahbazian’s mother, Layla Tanhaie, CBC through a translator.
Shahbazian was last seen on January 4, according to Windsor Police. The investigation is ongoing.
“Our researchers are still dedicated to following any potential client regarding their disappearance,” said the police service in a statement. “We continue to encourage anyone with information to be presented and help in this research.”
The 26 -year -old fled Iran and arrived in Canada less than two years ago as a asylum seeker. For almost a year, he has been working at Kim’s Nails and Spa on Tecumseh Road W. in Windsor.
CBC spoke with his family with the help of Shahbazian’s cousin, Midya Morai, who translated from the Kurdish.
His father, Pluviz Shahbazian, who lives in the city of Qorveh Iraní in the northwest of Qorveh, said Shahbazian came to Canada for a better life.
“The reason she emigrated to Canada was security. I was pursuing security and a new beginning,” he said.
The disappearance of his daughter has left him critical of security in Canada and how the country treats immigrants.
While the investigation is ongoing and there are still no answers, the family fears the possibility that she was a victim of a crime.
Pluviz spoke for the last time with his daughter on the night of January 2 and said he seemed “peaceful without any stress.”
“She was making jokes, and we laughed. She talked about the future. She said: ‘I’m working here not only for me. I want to build a new life for me and then help you,” he said. . “We thought before, but not anymore, to be honest.”
Morai, who is in the United Kingdom, said he also spoke with Shahbazian around the New Year and the conversation revolved around Shahbazian’s footsteps to improve his career and plans for the future, eventually to open a business for herself .
In it at least 10 calls since I was in Canada, Morai said they only talked about their career plans and ways to improve their English.
His maternal uncle, Helal Tanhaie in Tehran, spoke for the last time with Shahbazian about WhatsApp at the same time.
“I just hope, I saw. He had a beautiful smile on his lips every time,” Tanhaie said.
Shahbazian’s mother, Layla Tanhaie, who is already dealing with diseases, said her daughter’s disappearance has impacted her health. At this point, he said that any information about Shahbazian will calm it.
Helal, the woman’s uncle, says he wants the authorities to “take this matter seriously” and find her alive.
“We have no one in Canada. It is not possible for us to travel there. Since Iran has no diplomatic relations with Canada, we cannot even follow this matter through the Iranian government,” he said.
While he appreciates police investigation so far, Pluviz says he wants him to do more to find his daughter.
