PROSECUTOR
Mr Thlapi, thank you very much for coming and giving the testimony that you have.  We see a lot of people in grief and experiencing anguish, but as I have said earlier on today, there is a special anguish that goes with a disappearance. It is just that uncertainty, not knowing what is the actual position.  Your testimony again exemplified that.  The response and the emotions of your wife were quite clear, underscoring that point. I have also said earlier that there are particular difficulties attached to disappearances.
 However, in your case it is slightly different, in the sense that your son was last in the custody of the police.  Obviously answers must be forthcoming from them, in regard to what happened to your son. You have also fortunately taken quite a number of steps in the meantime to try and ascertain the whereabouts of your son and to try and ascertain what happened to him.  We can build on that basis.   We have got a lot of information to go on, we have got a lot of references to people, professionals. There is the inquest, so there is a lot that we can look at and try and ascertain what the position is.  We will do exactly that, we will look into all of these records and we will have to liaise with you as we go along. But thank you once again for coming.  
 Your wife as been removed from the podium.  She is obviously taking it very badly.  We would advise you to speak to the briefers when they take you out.  They will
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inform you about the condition of your wife.  I thank you.