The families of murdered Port Elizabeth women Jayde Panayiotou and Reeva Steenkamp took part in a march along the Port Elizabeth beachfront in solidarity with other victims of violent crimes against women and children on Wednesday afternoon.
The 'River of tears' march was organised by the ANC Women's League and was aimed at commemorating the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children campaign.
Roughly 200 people, which included Reeva's parents June and Barry Steenkamp, Jayde's parents Michelle and Derick Inggs and her sister Toni, marched from Shark Rock Pier at Hobie Beach shortly after 5pm and ended in the parking lot by Something Good.
Also present was Freddie Sithole, father of Tshepiso, a first-year NMMU student who was murdered in her Summerstrand student residence in 2011.
The Inggs, Steenkamp and Sithole families made their way down to Pollock beach, where prayers were said. They then lit candles in memory of the daughters they had lost to violent crime.
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