MS SEROKE
[indistinct] the anger of the community at the time of the repression of our people in the townships and it's also an example of how the system set up blacks against each other.
 By 1985 all but two of the community councillors in Bhongolethu Oudtshoorn had resigned.  The two that remained were Patrick Marenene that's  Benedict's  father and Alfred Grootboom.  It is alleged that the community councillors were very antagonistic towards community organisations and they refused to allow the youth organisations to hold meetings in the Community Hall.
 Now Benedict I am going to request you to describe the situation of that led to the killing of your father in the manner that he was killed but - but before - before you do that, I'd like to ask you how old were you at that time?