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14.09.2022 - 07:43 / dailyrecord.co.uk
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.
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