The scene was Marikana. Today, five years ago. Police officers shooting in full view of the media and their cameras into a crowd of striking miners.
On the afternoon of August 16, 2012, the death toll was 34. Seventy others were injured.
And as pictures from the horrific scene dropped into the wires, it was clear this was one of the greatest tragedies in post-apartheid South Africa.
This year in March police watchdog, the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), idenitifed 72 police officers for prosecution in relation to their roles in the killings at Marikana. The dockets were submitted to the National Prosecuting Authority in May.
To date, however, no police officers involved have been prosecuted.