Islamic State have released new shocking photos of a 'gay 'man being thrown off a roof and stoned to death.

Following a trial in an Islamic State court, the man was taken to the roof of the building and thrown to his death in front a large crowd below.

The horrific act was carried out in Tel Abiad in the Islamic State capital of Raqqa in Syria.

Plummeting to his death: The unnamed man was accused of being homosexual and sentenced to death by an Islamic court in Raqqa.

The final act: The large crowd of men are shown hurling rocks at the victim's broken body. Local residents are also shown participating in the sickening scene.

The man is described as a ‘child of Lot’ and accused of committing acts of sodomy.

Lot is referred to in the Bible and the Qur'an, where it is claimed the people of Sodom and Gomorrah carried out sinful acts and were severely punished by God.

It is not the first occasion that Islamic State have published photos of such persecution. Another man accused of committing homosexual acts was thrown off the same building last month.

Bearing witness: A large crowd of fighters and local residents of Raqqa is shown gathering to watch the horrific punishment outside the Islamic court building in Tal Abiad.

A large crowd of fighters and local residents of Raqqa are shown gathering to watch the horrific punishment outside the Islamic court building in Tal Abiad.

Amongst some of the bearded fighters, a number of children can be seen in the crowd, watching the horrific act.

Dozens of men line a high wall, hoping to get a better view of the atrocity from their vantage point.

Hidden from view: Three niqab clad women can he seen waiting for the punishment to be carried out. Women are rarely seen watching public executions in Islamic State territory.

The final act: The victim is shown being thrown off the top of the building by three Islamic State fighters.

Unusually, three niqab clad women can he seen waiting for the punishment to be carried out. They stand under the bombed out remains of the court building, away from the main crowd of men and boys.

One bearded fighter with his head covered by a red and white scarf, is holding a megaphone.

Standing at the front of the crowd, the man announces the court findings, sentencing ‘the child of Lot’ to death.

The victim’s legs and hands appear to have been bound together whilst his eyes have been covered by a black blindfold.

The man is described as a ‘child of Lot’ and accused of committing acts of sodomy. According to the Quran, Lot's people of Sodom and Gomorrah carried out sinful acts and were severely punished by God.

Following the announcement, the guilty man is shown being thrown off the building’s roof by two fighters. Another fighter stands on the roof, watching the man fall to his death.

The victim’s legs and hands appear to have been bound together whilst his eyes have been covered by a black blindfold.

His broken body is shown lying on the ground, broken concrete and twisted metal litters the ground around his corpse.