'I am cautiously optimistic' — AKA's father Tony Forbes on suspects ...

He was grateful to see progress despite further investigations being under way. 

“We are here today [Thursday] and I am cautiously optimistic. With the seven suspects in custody and starting court proceedings, for me, it is the start of the next stage. It's the start to get closer to the truth, to find out who is behind all of this, but it is an important step we still have to go through. We are still only at the bottom of the pyramid.”

When asked how AKA's daughter Kairo was coping with his death, Tony said: “I don't think she really understands. For her, she continues to struggle. So we haven't really discussed it as a family with Kairo.”