Sunday 2 October 2022 12:27 PM Final message to daughters of British aid worker who died in Ukraine after ... trends now
The British aid worker who was tortured and tragically died in the jail of a Moscow-backed proxy group in Ukraine sent the final message, 'I love you so much and thought about you every day,' to his daughters.
Paul Urey, 45, who was captured in the Zaporizhzhia region on April 25, died on July 10 from 'illness and stress' in the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donestk (DPR) after being taken to a prison camp in Ukraine's east.
His colleague Dylan Healy, 22, was also imprisoned and tortured alongside the 45-year-old, but Mr Healy was later freed on September 21 with four other Britons.
According to the Mirror, Mr Healy told grieving sisters Courtney Coman, 17, and Chelsea Coman, 21, of Warrington: 'Your dad loved you and thought about you every day.'
He has revealed the ordeal the pair were put through, which he says involved a mock execution and torture by pro-Russian troops.
Paul Urey, 45, with his daughter Courtney Coman, 17. The father-of-four was captured in the Zaporizhzhia region on April 25 and died on July 10 from 'illness and stress' in the self-proclaimed People's Republic of Donestk (DPR)
Mr Urey with his daughters Chelsea (left) and Courtney (right). His colleague Dylan Healy, 22, told the grieving sisters: 'Your dad loved you and thought about you every day'
The two were on an aid mission in Ukraine when they were ambushed and forced out of their cars and to kneel by the side of the road.
A soldier cocked his gun - but fired the shot into the ground between duo. Then they were taken to prison.
The pair made a pact that they would get in touch with the other's family if the worst were to happen, which led to Mr Healy's emotional meeting with two of the father-of-four's children a few days ago.
He told the Sunday Mirror: 'Me and Paul promised that if anything happened we would speak to each other's families.
'He said, 'Let my family know I love them, that I thought about them every day.' I never thought I'd have to do it – after we were captured, I thought we'd both die.
'He was desperate to make it home to see you.'
Mr Healy was at least able to tell Chelsea and Courtney that the aid worker was given his medication for his diabetes.
The aid worker left an emotional message for his daughters, after he was tortured and tragically died in the jail of a Moscow-backed proxy group in Ukraine
Courtney said: 'It was difficult hearing what Dad went through, but at least we know the truth now.
'At one point there were reports he'd been dismembered. That was awful, but thankfully untrue.'
Mr Healy added: 'I was nervous meeting his daughters but it
