Nyima Dolma loved helping people and was happy and free until her life was cut short.
TTC burn victim Nyima Dolma was happy and living her dream in Canada when her life was suddenly cut short.
Nyima, 28, was set on fire with a flammable liquid on June 17 and suffered fatal second and third degree burns to her body. She was on a TTC bus minutes away from Kipling Station when the attack occurred.
Nyima was of Tibetan background and was accepted in Canada with her family from India several years ago. They had been living in the Mundgod region in India, in an area known as a ‘Tibetan refugee establishment.’
Her dad, Tsering Pasang, had arrived in Toronto earlier and held three jobs as he awaited his wife and two daughters to join him for a new life in Canada.
“Her family and friends mentioned that she had devoted her life to helping those around her,” family members wrote about Nyima on social media.
SHE was on her way to work when set on fire on a TTC bus.
“My sister was on her way to work as a professional caregiver when she was attacked by a stranger who threw lighter fluid on her and set her on fire,” according to her sister.
Her dad Tserinmg, who suffered from depression, couldn’t handle it and committed suicide after hearing the shocking news of his daughter’s death in her new country.
“My mom and I are grieving and trying to make sense of the situation,” Nima’s sister wrote. “He (our dad) will forever shine the brightest in my heart.”
Almost $10,000 has been raised in a Go Fund Me campaign to help with the funerals of dad and daughter.
The grieving family said they will use the money for funeral expenses and health-care costs.
It is reported that the services will occur on July 15 at 12:30 p.m. at St. John’s Dixie Crematorium, at 737 Dundas St E., Mississauga.
Meanwhile, the accused Tenzin Norbu has had charges against him upgraded to murder.
He appeared before an Etobicoke court earlier this week.