We miss you and we love you — that was the message from the Dill family to their beloved brother Edward yesterday.

On the first anniversary of his death, family members paid tribute to the father-of-seven by laying flowers at his graveside in St. John's Church, Pembroke.

Mr. Dill was stabbed to death at his home in Cedar Park Road, Devonshire, on October 16, 2006. Also known as Sleepy Don, he grew up in Spanish Point and was 35 at the time of his death.

Andrina Tamara Smith, 25, has been accused of his murder — a charge she denies. The case is due to go to trial at the Supreme Court later this year.

Just a few weeks ago, the Dill family faced further tragedy when Edward's sister Ruth was found dead in her apartment in Camp Hill, Southampton.

The body of Ms Dill, or Ms Binns as she was also known, was discovered on the morning of September 25 by her sister Tookie. Arnold Shawn Astwood, 35, of Green Acres Road, Devonshire, is due to next appear at Magistrates' Court on October 29.

Police have not yet disclosed the cause of death of the 26-year-old, but have charged a man with murder.

Mr. Dill was also the father of seven children. On Monday, Dameko, four, Ayleal, five, Ajaleon, 12, Amber and Enrico, both 13, visited their father's grave to pay their respects.

Dameko's mother, Wendi Francis, 30, of Pembroke, added: "We thought it would get easier with time but Dameko sometimes says 'I really want my daddy', so it is hard.

"He cried himself to sleep last week so we've been to Edward's grave a couple of times, just so Dameko can feel a little more at ease."

As relatives gathered around the graveside, Mr. Dill's sister Alea, 22, of Camp Hill, said: "A year on, it's still not getting any easier, now that my sister (Ruth) has passed. It's horrible, I wouldn't wish it on anybody."

Mr. Dill's cousin Mstira Weeks, 26, of Paget, said her siblings Merate and Temasgan, Mr. Dill's grandmothers Lucille Bean and Mabel Dill, his aunt Joanna Furbert, and cousins in New York also wanted to show "how much they miss him". "We miss you and we love you," she said.