Pistorius was convicted of murder for the Valentine’s Day 2013 shooting of Ms Steenkamp (Picture: AP/AFP/Getty)
Oscar Pistorius, the former Paralympic champion jailed in 2016 for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, has been denied parole.
Reeva’s mother June Steenkamp attended Friday’s hearing to oppose his application.
As she was driven into Atteridgeville prison, she told reporters: ‘It’s going to be very hard to be in the same room as him. I don’t believe his story.’
She added: ‘He’s not remorseful or rehabilitated.’
Pistorius, a double-amputee who made history competing against able-bodied athletes at the 2012 Olympics, was convicted of murder for the Valentine’s Day 2013 shooting of Ms Steenkamp.
He has always claimed he shot his girlfriend in error after mistaking her for a dangerous intruder, saying he didn’t realise that she had got out of bed and went to the bathroom.
But her parents, Barry and June, have said they still believe he killed her intentionally in anger in a late-night argument.
Pistorius shot Ms Steenkamp, a model and reality TV star, several times through the bathroom door with ammunition designed to inflict maximum damage to the human body.
Now 36, he was ultimately sentenced to 13 years and five months in prison for murder in 2017 after a series of appeals in his case.
He was eligible for parole after having served half his sentence.
Ms Koen said time ‘hasn’t healed’ the grief for Ms Steenkamp’s parents, adding: ‘For them, it’s 10 missed birthdays, 10 Mother’s Days, 10 Father’s Days, 10 Christmases.’
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Reeva’s mother June Steenkamp attended Friday’s hearing to oppose his application and said: ‘He’s not remorseful or rehabilitated.’