Reeva Steenkamp’s father has shared details of a meeting he had with Oscar Pistorius

It was an emotional meeting between Oscar Pistorius and the father of the woman he murdered; Reeva Steenkamp. According to Barry Steenkamp, there was not a dry eye in the room whilst he engaged with Pistorius as part of the Correctional Service’s Victim Offender Dialogue, back in June.

The programme forms part of the rehabilitation of offenders who are being considered for parole. It seeks to offer closure for the victim’s family and a means for the offender to seek forgiveness.

The elderly father of the slain model – who was shot and killed on Valentine’s Day in 2013 – shared his touching account in Thursday night’s final instalment of M-Net’s hard-hitting documentary My Name Is Reeva. For the first time, Reeva’s father Barry has shared details of his “difficult and traumatic” meeting with Pistorius.

Whilst Barry agreed to meet the former Paralympian – currently serving a 13-year and five-month jail sentence – his wife June declined.

But the meeting at the Qheberha correctional facility did not live up to the standards that Reeva’s grieving dad expected. He said in the doccie: “You arrive there thinking you’re going to say this and that, but it doesn’t work out that way. It’s just a sad, sad thing.

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“I asked him certain questions…and I expected different answers. He gave me his truth, but I didn’t get my truth”.

Barry detailed a touching moment when Oscar Pistorius requested to shake his hand after the meeting. He continued: “He came in, he went on his knees and he took my hand and shook it. He thanked me and [told me] how sorry he was and how he can’t stop thinking about that moment [Reeva’s death].

“It was a touching moment. I could’ve said no and left it but we did shake hands. I didn’t say I forgive you, I just said thank you”.

Source: thesouthafrican

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