Reeva Steenkamp’s mom, June celebrated her birthday with a damaged coronary heart following the demise and burial of her husband, Barry.
Earlier this month, the 80-year-old father of the slain mannequin died in his sleep. His demise got here only one month after the couple celebrated what would have been their daughter’s fortieth birthday.
A decade in the past, Reeva was shot and killed by her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, after he allegedly mistook her for an intruder in his Pretoria residence. He’s presently looking for parole amid his homicide sentence.
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REEVA STEENKAMP’S MOM CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY AFTER HUSBAND’S FUNERAL
June’s birthday was introduced in a Fb put up by the Reeva Steenkamp’s gender-based violence basis on Tuesday, 26 September.
It learn: “As we speak is June’s Birthday. We want you a Pleased Birthday, June, despite the fact that you don’t wish to have a good time in any respect.”
Based on the inspiration, June wished to commemorate her late husband, Barry, on her birthday. This, after he was laid to relaxation over the weekend in a personal ceremony attended by his closest household and buddies.
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The put up continued: “We honoured his request to be afforded the privateness in demise which he was denied and craved a lot the previous ten years”
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In the meantime, Oscar Pistorius is continuous his quest for an early launch after his parole bid was denied in March 2023
Pistorius was sentenced to 13 years and 5 months for the homicide of Reeva Steenkamp on 14 February 2013. He has served half of his sentence, which, beneath South African regulation, makes him eligible for parole.
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After being denied parole, Pistorius has taken his parole bid to the nation’s highest court docket: the Constitutional Courtroom.
Based on a current assertion by the Division of Correctional Providers, they won’t oppose his software for parole.
