The 19th of August marks what would have been Reeva Steenkamp’s 38th birthday.
The model died in 2013 after being shot on Valentine’s day by boyfriend and Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius.
Steenkamp’s mom was an English immigrant who had settled inMzansiwhile Barry spent his days as a horse trainer.
Reeva Steenkamp would have been 38-years-old this year. She died after sustaining serious gunshot wounds. Images: GettySource: Getty Images
Unfortunately, Steenkamp broke her back in a terrible fall which meant she’d have to give up horse-riding.
Socialite living in Johannesburg
Reeva was a regular at A-list party events in Johannesburg.
She’d been rubbing shoulders with Mzansi’s hottest and had previously dated Springbok rugby player, Francois Hougaard.
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In November 2012, the model began dating South African Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius.
The pair were regularly seen out together leading up to her untimely death.
The Paralympian fired the shots through a locked bathroom door and claims to have mistaken Steenkamp for an intruder.
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Pistorius was arrested and charged with murder.
Oscar Pistorius has reportedly asked the family of Reeva Steenkamp to forgive him for murdering the model.
The 33-year-old blade runner was accused of shooting Steenkamp four times through a door on 14 February 2013.
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He was sentenced to 15 years behind bars.
Pistorius shot and killed the model but maintains that her death was an accident.
Steenkamp was 29 at the time and died at the scene.
