IT IS almost impossible to comprehend the agony experienced by the family of murdered Blayne Ridgway.

The father-of-one was brutally stabbed twice through the heart by a teen who was yesterday jailed for killing him outside a city centre bar.

That senseless act of savagery will stay with Blayne’s family forever.

Yet their courage in not only coping with the fresh pain of the court case, but in talking to us about their sense of hurt and regret is impressive.

Blayne’s mum, Julie Ridgway, said that on learning of her son’s death she “died too that day”. She admits she is continuing to live in a nightmare from which she can’t wake.

The young man’s dad, Frankie Adams, meanwhile, says he feels there was more he could have done to prevent his son’s death.

Yet the blame for this tragedy lies squarely on the shoulders of Blayne’s killer Eze Eke, who is now beginning a 15-year sentence for murder.

We commend the police and prosecution for their efforts in securing Eke’s conviction. But the fact remains that in 15 years, Eke is likely to be a free man. For Blayne’s family, however, the pain and unimaginable sense of loss will continue.

Justice has been done, but that will not ease their hurt.