{"id":34144,"date":"2013-02-18T16:13:40","date_gmt":"2013-02-18T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=34144"},"modified":"2013-02-18T16:13:40","modified_gmt":"2013-02-18T14:13:40","slug":"oscar-pistorius-reeva-steenkamp-mum-ask-why-my-girl-34144","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/oscar-pistorius-reeva-steenkamp-mum-ask-why-my-girl-34144\/","title":{"rendered":"Oscar Pistorius: Reeva Steenkamp mum ask why my girl ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The mother of Reeva Steenkamp, who was allegedly murdered by boyfriend Oscar Pistorius, has asked: “Why my little girl?”<\/h1>\n

Speaking out for the first time about the death of her 29-year-old daughter,\u00a0June Steenkamp told the Times of South Africa: “She had so much of herself to give and now all that is gone – just like that, she is gone.<\/p>\n

“In the blink of an eye and a single breath, the most beautiful person who ever lived is no longer here.<\/p>\n

“All we have is this horrendous death to deal with\u00a0… to get to grips with.<\/p>\n

“All we want are answers … answers as to why this had to happen, why our beautiful daughter had to die like this.”<\/p>\n

Gold medal-winning Paralympian Pistorius was arrested and charged last Thursday with the premeditated murder of Miss Steenkamp, a model who he had been dating since November.<\/p>\n

Miss Steenkamp’s father Barry said on Sunday he did not hate Pistorius following his arrest.<\/p>\n

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More than 100 people are expected to attend an hour-long memorial service for the law graduate on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

She will be cremated in her home town of Port Elizabeth, in a private ceremony for family and friends.<\/p>\n

Well-wishers have already begun placing bouquets of flowers outside the family home.<\/p>\n

Thousands of people saw her appear in a TV programme on Saturday night after her family said they wanted the broadcast to go ahead.<\/p>\n

There had been controversy over the airing of Tropika Island of Treasure as Miss Steenkamp talked about how making the right ‘exit’ was important.<\/p>\n

The broadcast went ahead after the programme makers said they had been told that the family wanted it to be shown.<\/p>\n

Her uncle Mike Steenkamp said the family had been overwhelmed with offers of help.<\/p>\n

Police have said Miss Steenkamp was shot four times in the early hours of Thursday by a pistol owned by Pistorius and died of her wounds at the scene.<\/p>\n

His family has insisted that the evidence will refute “any possibility of a premeditated murder or indeed any murder at all”.<\/p>\n

Pistorius, 26, who broke down sobbing in his first court appearance on Friday, has built up a powerful team of lawyers, medical specialists and public relations experts for his defence.<\/p>\n

Stuart Higgins, a former editor of The Sun newspaper, whose lengthy list of clients includes British Airways, Chelsea FC and Manchester United football club, will be handling Pistorius’ public relations.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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