My thought is that for now, the words are just a way to try to deal with the pain. I imagine this family is in a state of shock with the news that their precious child is dead and has been horribly violated by someone they knew.
I don't, for myself, believe he is anywhere near forgiveness, but I think for the sake of his sanity and for his family, who are probably just reeling with hate right now, he has to test the words and try to bring some sort of calmness to the forefront.
In my opinion, right now, they are just empty words in his struggle to deal with what has happened and keep the rest of his family together and sane.
Just my thoughts and written as a member, not a moderator, so please feel free to disagree.
Salem