Police had to stand by the door and only allow family members, close friends and community leaders into the courtroom due to limited space in the public gallery.
When Sowetan arrived at the home of little Tshiamo Rabanye in Soweto last week, we were introduced to his relative who would be the family spokesperson on his tragic murder.
The case against two people who were arrested in connection with the murders of two Soweto boys has been postponed to next month for a formal bail application.
Words written on A4 pages held up by school pupils fill the sombre mood as the song titled "You raise me up" played in the background at Isiseko Primary School when pupils remembered the two boys murdered in Soweto last week.