Ria’s daughter turned out to have been cremated and she knew nothing: ‘Terrible that she died alone’ | You should not miss these Rotterdam stories

76-year-old Ria van Triet was almost out of breath after she opened a letter from the Tax Authorities. Her daughter Ilona Liu had passed away. And even cremated. Even worse: her whole house had already been emptied. She now has no tangible memory of Ilona. “How can you do this to a mother?”