Blayne Alexander about her son and the tragic incident. “I try but when I laid Ahmaud to rest last February, a part of me left also and it’s hard,” she remarked regarding the ability to move on. “It’s rough. As time passes, I realize that Ahmaud is never coming back. I think before I was numb. I was in a state of just being numb. And as the days have passed, the numbness has left, and I’m really — it’s very painful. Very painful.” Wanda Jones-Cooper with her son, Ahmaud Arbery (Personal Family Picture) The footage of the murder became viral on the internet and shared as outrage grew. Cooper-Jones revealed her son’s last moments replay in her head daily.