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  • Reeva Steenkamp: Justice to Finally Be Served

    Reeva Steenkamp: Justice to Finally Be Served

    Reeva Steenkamp–or her family–is finally getting some justice. Sadly, that won’t bring back the beautiful, vivacious model whose life was snuffed out at the age of 29.

    Just this week an earlier conviction was overturned, with Oscar Pistorius being found guilty of ending Reeva Steenkamp’s life back on Valentine’s Day 2013.

    Reeva Steenkamp and Oscar Pistorius–also known as the Bladerunner for the prosthetic blades that helped him become a champion Paralympic runner–were a power couple, debuting on the South African social scene in 2012.

    She referred to him as “my boo,” and professed her love for him via social media.

    Oscar Pistorius shot Reeva Steenkamp through a bathroom door in his home, saying he mistook her for an intruder. Judge Eric Leach ruled Thursday that the “Paralympic gold medalist should have foreseen that his firing of a gun would have killed whoever was behind the door in his bathroom, regardless of whether he thought it was Steenkamp or an intruder.”

    Oscar Pistorius has yet to be sentenced for the death of Reeva Steenkamp, but could serve as many as 15 years for the crime.

    Do you think Reeva Steenkamp’s family feels like some justice has finally been served now that Oscar Pistorius’ initial conviction has been overturned?

  • Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorious’ Girlfriend, Remembered by Dear Friend

    Reeva Steenkamp was remembered recently by a dear friend, during an interview with the BBC. Kerry Smith attended college with Reeva. Tomorrow Oscar Pistorious–once called the Blade Runner for being the fastest man on no legs–will learn whether he is found guilty for murdering her, or is acquitted of his crime.

    Kerry Smith called Reeva Steenkamp a ‘small-town girl.’

    “She was self-conscious. You would never think that but she was,” Kerry said of the friend she knew long before she was twice voted among the “100 sexiest women in the world” for FHM magazine.

    Smith also said her friend was determined to use her law degree in years to come.

    “She always said modeling would not last – you need to have something to come back to,” she told the BBC reporter, as they chatted in Port Elizabeth, where both Kerry and Reeva grew up.

    “She was more than just a pretty face, she had a beautiful heart and ambition,” Smith added.

    Reeva Steenkamp died shortly after being shot by Oscar Pistorious on February 14, 2013. He shot her three times through the bathroom door. He denies having murdered her, saying he believed she was an intruder instead.

    Kerry Smith was one of very few people to attend the small, private funeral for Reeva.

    “There’s no closure. We couldn’t even view her body in the coffin,” she said. One of the shots Oscar Pistorious fired at Reeva Steenkamp hit her in the head.

    In a strange twist of fate, Kerry Smith explained how one of Reeva’s passions was helping victims of domestic violence. In fact, the two had planned to open a law firm together to help domestic violence victims.

    “She wanted to save everyone, wanted to protect everyone,” Kerry Smith said during her BBC interview.

    How ironic that the woman who wanted to save everyone died at the hands of what may well have been domestic violence. Despite what the courts decide tomorrow, it seems Kerry Smith has already made up her mind. She seems to believe without any doubt whatsoever that Oscar Pistorious murdered Reeva Steenkamp–her very dear friend.