NEWS:::::::::: Any parent can understand the devastation of June and Barry Steenkamp – the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the South African model shot by her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius. What is more difficult to understand is why they have decided to sue Pistorius for compensation. The Blade Runner claims that he thought his girlfriend was a burglar. A jury will decide if they believe him when his pre-meditated murder trial starts on August 19 – ironically, the day that Reeva would have celebrated her 30th birthday. “I think of her screaming in fear and pain,” says Barry Steenkamp, 69. “I can’t get that out of my head.” It is every parent’s worst nightmare. But most parents will be bewildered by the Steenkamps’ lawsuit. “She regularly helped us with food and utility bills,” says mum June, 66. The Steenkamps now carry a wound that will never heal. They have a hole in their life that can never be filled. Certainly not with money from the man who shot their daughter. I understand that the Steenkamps are poor people. I get that they looked to their beautiful daughter to help them with the bills. But if that was my daughter, I would not want a penny from Oscar Pistorius. In fact, I believe I would rather starve in the street than take a penny from the man who – accidentally or otherwise – took my daughter’s life. The Steenkamps should not be seeking compensation for their daughter. They should only be seeking justice. Source: mirror.co.uk
Posted on: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 10:05:37 +0000
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