Little Ameer Abrahams laid to rest, relatives want his alleged killers to rot in jail

CAPE TOWN - Relatives of five-year-old, Ameer Abrahams, say they want to see the three suspects who allegedly killed their son rot in jail.

The funeral of the five-year-old boy was conducted in accordance with Muslim rites on Friday afternoon.

Hundreds of Manenberg residents and Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis paid their respects to the family.

The devastated family of the five-year-old boy said that nothing could bring back their son.

Three suspects briefly appeared in the Athlone Magistrates Court on Friday on charges of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and malicious damage to property.

Two other victims who sustained gunshot wounds during the rival gang shootout on Monday are recovering in hospital.

Meanwhile, Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis spoke to EWN at the boy's funeral.

"Just unbelievably difficult to go inside the house now and see the little body of Ameer. It's just indescribable, it's hard to find any words now that are worthy to say to his mom and dad there inside the house."

In the meantime, Western Cape police top brass have deployed more officers to pull illegal firearms from the streets of Manenberg.