A Surrey man is pleading tonight for the return of his mother’s ashes.

Sun, Mar 26: Stephen de Paras came home Friday to find someone had kicked the front door in and ransacked his home. A safe containing personal mementos was stolen. Most heartbreaking of all, he noticed a blue velvet bag that held the container of his mother’s ashes was gone.

• Surrey man pleads for return of mother’s ashes stolen during home invasion