In Canberra's smallest suburb, the grief is mountainous.
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A small shrine has sprung up outside the home of eight-year-old Bradyn Dillon, who allegedly died at the hands of his father earlier in the week.
Residents in Jacka lit candles and placed flowers and teddy bears outside an overgrown property on Tuesday night, which is still ringed with police cars and forensics vans.
They will do this every night at 8pm until next Monday, which will mark one week since ambulances and police came screaming into the quiet street.
It was then neighbours saw Graham Dillon emerge from the house with his hands up, after a paramedic carried out his son's tiny body.
Graham Dillon, 37, appeared in court on Tuesday morning charged with Bradyn's murder.
Bradyn's neighbour, Tammy Kirchner said by burning candles they were trying to bring light into a place where there is now so much darkness.
"There's a lot of heartache, it's very sombre, things are very quiet. My idea was to keep the little boy's home alight, make it a happy place because the place he called home should have been safe and happy," she said.
Children have written letters to the little boy full of love and memories.
One reads: "You are safe now".
Ms Kirchner said people stood silent at Tuesday night's vigil or said soft prayers.
She said the community is still absorbing the shock of what had happened in their tiny community.
"When it's a child it's very,very close to home, it's really sad and you wish you could have done something more," she said.
Social media has also been flooded with tributes for Bradyn.
Many spoke of a bright, caring boy with a heart of gold.
Another neighbour, Michelle Woods, remembered Bradyn as a boy who was always surrounded by kids.
"He was always playing in the middle of the kids, he was always on his bike. He was a happy chappy," she said.
Bradyn was to attend her son's birthday party on Saturday. She said her son was too distraught to attend school on Tuesday.
"It's hard to explain it them."
Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or has any information that could assist the investigation and has not yet spoken to them, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000, or at act.crimestoppers.com.au.
