It’s been almost a year since MiD DAY’s Investigations Editor J Dey was murdered at 56, but even today, his mother Bina (72) and sister Lina (45) sit silently by the window, staring out in futile hope that Dey will come roaring home on his bike.u00a0The grieving kin of the slain journalist now have only one wish — they want to meet those who assassinated Dey, and ask them, face to face why they killed him.

Even though a year of grief has passed, Bina and Lina are still inconsolable, and hardly step out of their first floor flat at Vraj Villa, Amrutnagar, Ghatkopar (West). “We have lost everything, they [the assailants] have snatched away our happiness from us,” said Dey’s aged mother, weeping.u00a0Her deep and intense grief has started taking a toll on her health — Bina’s haemoglobin level has dipped dangerously, and an old wound on her left leg refuses to heal, even though she is on medication. “He (Dey) was our only support and strength, and we only wish that those guilty get punished severely,” said sister Lina.