Paige Doherty 's loved ones paid tribute to the murdered Scots schoolgirl five years on from her brutal death.
The 15-year-old was brutally killed on March 19, 2016 after being stabbed 61 times by deli worker John Leathem in Clydebank and slashed a further 85 times.
Leathem was initially sentenced to 27 years in prison for the 'savage attack on a child' but had the term reduced to 23 years on appeal.
A statement was released on Paige's Promise, an online page in the teen's honour to help other families enduring similar ordeals, on Friday morning.
Followers were asked to light a candle for their 'princess' at 7.30pm on Friday to 'remember her with a smile'.
The statement read: "Today marks Paige's five-year anniversary.
"We will not dwell on what happened but rather celebrate her life.
"She was a true angel and will forever be missed by so many.
"Please light a candle for Paige at 7.30pm tonight to remember her with a smile.
"Until we see you again princess, keep watching over us.
"Your in a safer place."
Friends and family joined in paying tribute to the 'beautiful' teen who was 'loved by so many'.
One wrote: It’s been five fast but long years without you.
"Not a day goes by that I don’t think about you; think about what we would be getting up to nowadays.
"Those special memories of you will always make me smile.
"If only I could have you back for just a little while then we could sit and talk again, gossiping just like we used to do.
"You always meant so much to me and always will do.
"The fact that you’re no longer here will always cause me pain but your forever in my heart.
"Until we meet again, I miss you more than ever.
"Honestly you don’t realise how lucky you are to have someone special in your life until they're gone.
"I hope I’m making you proud."
Another added: "Keep shining bright, my angel and I'll keep staying strong for you.
"Until we meet again, beautiful angel."
A third posted: "A beautiful girl and she didn’t deserve any of this happen to her.
"She deserves so much love, fun and happiness.
"She would have celebrating her birthday coming up soon.
"I wish she was still here.
"RIP Paige."
A fourth added: "She was a lovely girl taken to soon.
"She was the double of her mammy.
"RIP Paige."
Another wrote: "Time really does fly in.
"She was loved by so many."
Paige failed to turn up for her part-time job on Saturday, March 19, and was reported missing by her worried family.
After a massive search her body was found two days later in a wooded area off Great Western Road - around half a mile a from where she had last been seen in Clydebank.
A shopkeeper had spotted her going into the Delicious Deli around 8.15am on the morning she went missing and police attention was soon focused on the deli and its owner John Leathem, then aged 32.
The deli, which was not far from Paige's home, was cordoned off and police were seen searching cars and a house.
On March 24, Leathem was arrested in connection with Paige's death.
He pled guilty on September 5 ahead of a trial at the High Court in Glasgow.
It emerged during the trial that Paige was stabbed 61 times by Leathem and slashed a further 85 times.
His defence agents claimed Leathem panicked after Paige threatened to accuse him of sexual assault if he didn't give her a job.
The married father claimed to have grabbed the knife at that point and carried out his brutal assault.
Judge Lady Rae, who oversaw the trial, said she found it hard to believe that this all happened within 10 minutes of Paige entering the deli.
She later said there was no evidence to support Leathem's assertion.
CCTV showed Leathem carrying Paige's body outside wrapped in a black bin bag 10 minutes after she'd been seen entering his business.
He suggested that 'most certainly' her body was stored in Leathem's garden shed.
Leathem was found guilty and Lady Rae branded his actions: "A savage, frenzied attack on a child."
He was initially sentenced to 27 years in prison but had the term reduced to 23 years on appeal.
