The heartbroken family of murdered Scots aid worker David Haines have paid tribute to him on the eighth anniversary of his death.
David's widow Dragana Haines said it never gets easier as September 13 marks the "last day of hope" that David would be spared by his brutal captives.
David, 44, from Perth, was beheaded by a twisted ISIS terror cell in 2014, after he was kidnapped from a Syrian aid camp the previous year.
Dragana, who is raising the couple's daughter Athea, 12, said although the pain is unbearable, she finds comfort in her daughter's resemblance to David.
In a tearful tribute, the 52-year-old told the Record: "Everyday is difficult. It doesn't get any easier with time. But September 13 marks the last date of hope we had that David would not be killed, until I received the horrifying news of his death later that day.
"It was the moment when everything lost any meaning and the only thought I had was to protect our daughter and stay sane for her, despite the unbearable pain of knowing we would never see him again.
"I find comfort in Athea's amazing resemblance to her daddy and sometimes I notice his expressions on her face, in her eyes. He might be gone, but he still lives in our fond memories and our thoughts."
David's brother Mike, who set up charity Global Acts of Unity in his honour, also paid tribute to his late brother and said hate would not win.
He told the Record: "David went to Syria to help his fellow man regardless of colour, culture or faith. He was and is, like all humanitarian workers, a hero. He was my brother, he loved me and I him and still do.
"My brother’s murder was an act of hate designed to spread hate. These extremists and terrorists want us to hate cultures faiths because of their actions. The way we stand against them is by rejecting their hate.
"I started Global Acts of Unity to honour David and as a way of defying all extremism. To carry on, in my own way, the work my brother did. With Global Acts of Unity I go into schools to talk with the students about my brother and how if we hate the extremists win."
In a social media post, Mike added: "Today marks the 8-year anniversary since the death of my brother David.
"Held captive for 18 months before being brutally murdered by ISIS, he was stolen from those that loved him.
"I will continue fighting every day to commemorate his spirit through GAU. Hatred will not win."
The anniversary of David's brutal death comes just one month after a member of the ISIS terror group who killed him was jailed for life in the US.
El Shafee Elsheikh was sentenced for his role in the hostage-taking scheme after being convicted by a jury in April this year.
The 33-year-old extremist was convicted on eight charges after a trial as the jury concluded that he was part of an Islamic State cell, nicknamed 'The Beatles' for their British accents.
The notorious ISIS torturers were involved in the abduction, torture and beheading of several western and Japanese hostages, including journalists and aid workers.
In court, Elsheikh's convictions were centred around the deaths of four American hostages, James Foley, Steven Sotloff, Peter Kassig and Kayla Mueller.
But US and British authorities have said the ISIS cell was responsible for 27 killings, which also included David and fellow Brit Alan Henning.
David's remains have never been found and after sentencing, Dragana said the family would never have closure until they were.
Earlier this year, a second member of the notorious cell, Alexanda Kotey, was handed a lifetime prison sentence by a US judge. He pleaded guilty last September to the murders of Foley, Sotloff, Mueller and Kassig.
Mohammed Emwazi, understood to be the ring leader and known as Jihadi John, died in a U.S.-British missile strike in Syria in 2015.
The fourth Beatle, Aine Davis, was jailed in Turkey before being deported to the UK last month. He is currently in police custody and was arrested in relation to offences under the Terrorism Act, 2000.
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