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This is the anguish of June Steenkamp, who is grappling with the pain of losing her daughter, 29-year-old model and lawyer Reeva.

In an emotional telephone interview from her Seaview, Port Elizabeth, home yesterday, Steenkamp spoke for the first time about her daughter's killing.

Reeva was allegedly shot dead by her boyfriend, athletics superstar Oscar Pistorius, on Valentine's Day, at his R4-million home at Silver Woods Country Estate in Pretoria. Pistorius, 26, has been in police custody since the killing. Speaking about the love her daughter had for South Africa and its citizens, Steenkamp said: "She loved like no one else could love.

"She had so much of herself to give and now all of it is gone. Just like that, she is gone ... in the blink of an eye and a single breath, the most beautiful person who ever lived is no longer here."

The state intends to charge Pistorius - who has not yet been asked to plead in court - with premeditated murder.

Pistorius's father, Henke, said the family was aware of the reality that they and their son were facing.

Lashing out at the way South Africans were "destroying" a "national icon", Pistorius, said: "There is something fundamentally wrong with our society. We build people up into heroes, who overcome immense challenges, only to take great glee in breaking them down ..."

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Feb 18, 2013

Papage

"Lashing out at the way South Africans were "destroying" a "national icon", Pistorius, said: "There is something fundamentally wrong with our society. We build people up into heroes, who overcome immense challenges, only to take great glee in breaking them down ..."

No offence Father, but your son killed someones daughter. Yes he was our hero before all this, but now sorry, he is a Monster, I feel no pain for having no legs to stand on, he is a murderer and must be treated as such, maybe you must blame yourself, your son was badly brought up
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Feb 18, 2013

Ponko.Fontoyo

Eish Ben 10's are dangerous,that's why I won't be involved with a girl who is older than me.Rest in peace beautiful girl.
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Feb 18, 2013

Thaba

No one is supposed to judge, but at the same time people are not supposed to murder.
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Feb 18, 2013

oldlady12

Ponko.Fontoyo, you're speaking as if the girl kil.led the man. All this proves is that males, no matter if they're older or younger than the woman, can and will resort to violence whenever they wish.

Flemza, there you go again. Blaming a woman for a male's actions. Now there's something wrong with her character because a male killed her. Go milk the taxcow before you lose out on your share.
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Feb 18, 2013

oldlady12

iVolontiya, no one is forcing you to read or comment. You in person, are more than able to move on all by yourself, in case no one informed you yet.
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Feb 18, 2013

MommaC

How heartless can the media be ?!?!
Their daughter lays dead at the hands of a man she trusted and your only desire is to hound them for a story? For the love of the gods! Leave them alone to mourn in peace already!
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Feb 18, 2013

ancnduntsu

@Ponko.kanyoko
Eish Ben 10's are dangerous,that's why I won't be involved with a girl who is older than me.Rest in peace beautiful girl
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Eish ! U watching 2 much cartoons @ yo age . Imbecile !!

ps: Do u have tvs in Burundi (let alone DSTV) ?
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Feb 18, 2013

Ponko.Fontoyo

oldlady12
Ponko.Fontoyo, you're speaking as if the girl kil.led the man. All this proves is that males, no matter if they're older or younger than the woman, can and will resort to violence whenever they wish.

We don't know the full story,how they lived we don't know.So let's not pretend that the girl was innocent or the man was violent.
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Feb 18, 2013

ancnduntsu

@Flemza
With due respect June Steenkamp, a word of advise from a wise man, please take it as part of life and living, death, death is normal, regardless how it happens and what form it takes, by the end of the day its death, if your daughter is what you are telling us, then how did she die the way she did. if it was an armed robbery, it could make sense, but the way she was killed by her boyfriend it leaves a lot regarding her character. I don`t condon killing , I `m an African not a Christian, but death has to be accepted regardless and move on.
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Wise man ? U calling yourself wise after posting this crap ?

ps: In forensic medicine, Steenkamp died an unnatural death. Imbecile !!
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Feb 18, 2013

KeRataBasadi

"destroying" a "national icon"

The second thoughts of murder came to his head, was the second HE destroyed his national icon status, that girls life is not dispensable just cause an icon killed her.
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