Reeva Steenkamp’s parents "horrified" over Oscar Pistorius movie
Reeva Steenkamp’s parents have been outraged over the suggestion they had any involvement in the upcoming film about their daughter’s death.
Reeva’s parents, Barry and June Steenkamp, were “horrified and upset” at reports the film Blade Runner Killer would be told from the perspective of the model and her mother.
The couple said they had no association with the project and they were unaware it was being made.
“Any impression that is created that this is June’s view, or that the movie is endorsed by the Steenkamp family, is untrue and incorrect,” they said in a statement.
On Monday, a trailer for the movie was released which shows Oscar Pistorius’ version of events, as well as Reeva’s friends and family’s perspective of him in court.
Earlier this year, a documentary about the case was released which alleged that the athlete was aware of what he was doing when he shot his girlfriend, despite his claims he was trying to protect her.
The double-amputee sprinter was first convicted for culpable homicide, a charge similar to manslaughter.
In the documentary, ballistic experts presented bullets as crucial evidence and the paralympian's charge was overturned and replaced with murder.
Four years after the 29-year-old’s death, Cpt Mangena said it was clear Oscar “knew what he was doing” and rejected his robber defence.
“She [Reeva] was standing behind the door, she was not in a seated position,” Mangena said.
“So, it could be that she ran into the toilet and she locked herself in the toilet, she was waiting, facing the door, inside the toilet.”
“The first shot was on the hip and after this shot, she fell down. Most likely she could have screamed. She could have screamed and fell down.”
Cpt Mangena believes Reeva then fell onto a seated position on top of a magazine rack and knowing this, Oscar was prompted to change direction and fire three more shots, including a fatal head shot.
Oscar’s charge was upgraded to murder after an appeal and he was sentenced to six years.
Prosecutors are pushing for a longer sentence as they feel the prison sentence is “shockingly lenient”.