Zuma gifted the grieving parents with a granite memorial plaque and again offered his condolences to the family.
The plaque read: "In loving of our angel Courtney Pieters — You were with us for a short while. Every day, every thought reminds us of you. You passed us like a cool summer breeze. We will always love and cherish the memories of your tender nature. You brought communities together. Sleep sweet baby girl... forever in our hearts."
Zuma also condemned the murder, labelling it as a senseless and brutal act, and slammed the police for not searching the house.
Zuma says he will take the manner in which police handled the Courtney Pieters case up with Police Minister Fikile Mbalula and says we might need harsher laws.
He said: "It was one of the saddest things I've ever heard... it's abnormal."
Video footage of President Jacob Zuma's visit in Elsies River:
#CourtneyPieters father says he is nervous. President Zuma is about to sit down with them from any minute now. #eNCA pic.twitter.com/9et1nu1Gb2
— Athi Mtongana (@Artii_M) May 18, 2017
"This is one of the saddest things I've ever heard...it's abnormal" President Zuma speaks to the #CourtneyPieters family. @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/DIjuVuM5CP
— Anthony Molyneaux (@AJGMolyneaux) May 18, 2017
Zuma says he will take the manner in which police handled the #CourtneyPieters case up with the police minister pic.twitter.com/hZllo2tHLs
— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) May 18, 2017
WATCH: "It's something I can't describe", says Zuma at spot where little #CourtneyPieters(3) was found raped, murdered. @IOL @4everSiya pic.twitter.com/7XP4kzaLzg
— Cape Argus (@TheCapeArgus) May 18, 2017
An Elsiesrivier community member talks about President Jacob Zuma's visit to #CourtneyPieters home after the 3-year-olds murder. @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/YF4DlYPcb0
— Anthony Molyneaux (@AJGMolyneaux) May 18, 2017