Sarah Everard's family have said their lives are "changed forever" and "we miss her all the time" in a tribute to mark a year since the marketing executive's murder.
Ms Everard, 33, was kidnapped, raped and murdered in south London on 3 March 2021.
Her killer was a serving Metropolitan Police Officer, Wayne Couzens, who is now serving a whole-life jail term.
In a statement, Ms Everard's family said: "It is a year since Sarah died and we remember her today, as every day, with all our love. Our lives have changed forever and we live with the sadness of our loss. Sarah was wonderful and we miss her all the time.
"Over the past year, we have been overwhelmed with the kindness shown to us, not just by family and friends, but by the wider public. We are immensely grateful to everyone for their support, it has meant such a lot to us and has comforted us through this terrible time.
"Sadly, Sarah is not the only woman to have lost her life recently in violent circumstances and we would like to extend our deepest sympathy to other families who are also grieving."
Ms Everard went missing on 3 March 2021 as she was walking home near Clapham Common.
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Her disappearance sparked a mass search across south London and six days later Couzens was arrested in Kent, first on suspicion of kidnapping and later for murder.
Ms Everard's remains were found in woodland near Ashford, Kent, on 10 March.
The Metropolitan Police firearms officer has used his warrant card and handcuffs to kidnap Ms Everard as she walked home, using COVID-19 lockdown rules as the premise for a false arrest.
Couzens, 48, had been planning the crime for at least a month.
Vigils were held for Ms Everard around the UK and one gathering in Clapham Common led to criticism for the police response after four people were arrested for breaching COVID regulations.
Couzens pleaded guilty to kidnapping and rape on 8 June and gave another guilty plea for murder the following day.
Lord Justice Fulford gave Couzens a whole life order on 30 September.
Prime minister and London mayor pay tribute
Boris Johnson paid tribute to Ms Everard saying that his "heart goes out to the family and friends of Sarah Everard today".
"The circumstances of her death were truly horrifying and I cannot imagine the pain they have suffered over this past year," he said.
"It is unacceptable that so many women and girls still fear and face violence and abuse, and perpetrators must be held to account for their actions. Everyone deserves to feel safe on our streets."
London mayor Sadiq Khan also paid tribute, saying that "we must prevent" violence against women and girls.
"I want every woman and girl to be safe, and to feel safe - whatever the time of day and wherever they are in the capital," he said.
"I will continue to do everything within my power to ensure that ending violence against women and girls is treated with the utmost urgency, both by our police and society as a whole."
Government inquiry into the murder
In January, Priti Patel announced an inquiry in Ms Everard's murder will inform the government on what policing issues need to be addressed and how the protection of women should be considered.
The home secretary revealed the terms of reference for the first phase of the inquiry, which will be led by Dame Elish Angiolini, investigating how, as a serving officer, Couzens was able to abduct, rape, and murder Everard as she walked home in south London in March last year.
Following this, there are plans for a second part that will look at wider issues in policing.
The Met Police has commissioned its own review of the culture and standards at the force.
The focus on police behaviour in the wake of Ms Everard's murder has had ongoing consequences. The former comissioner Dame Cressida Dick resigned after Mr Khan said he had lost confidence in her ability to come up with a robust plan for dealing with officers' behaviour.
The past year has also seen a number of high profile alleged stranger murders of women, including the deaths of PCSO Julia James and teachers Sabina Nessa and Ashling Murphy.
Walk for 'victims of gendered violence'
On Thursday evening, a walk will take place in southwest London, which organisers The Urban Angels said is in memory of "victims of gendered violence."
The group wrote it is a "chance for us all to stand in solidarity and show that we both demand and support change".
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The event will begin at Clapham North underground station at 7pm and will finish at Clapham Common bandstand, near where Ms Everard went missing and the location of a socially distanced vigil held in her memory last year.
A statement from the Met released on the anniversary said: "Our thoughts are with Sarah Everard's family and loved ones. One year on we remain deeply disgusted and shamed that a Met police officer was responsible for Sarah's appalling murder."
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