The South African police have concluded
their investigation into the death of Reeva
Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day. Steenkamp
was shot by her popular athlete boyfriend,
Oscar Pistorius who claims that at the time
of the incident, he thought he was shooting
a burglar. The pair had only been dating for
four months when Steenkamp was killed at
the home of the famous athlete.
The outcome of the investigation has led
the police to add two more charges for
Pistorius to respond to. Media reports say
that the National Prosecuting Authority has
already made the Pistorius legal team aware
of their intention to turn up the heat when
Pistorius returns to court on Monday. Oscar
Pistorius must now defend himself against
two charges of recklessly discharging a
firearm in a public place. It is believed that the trial date will be set on Monday and will most
likely be early in 2014.
The NPA considered two separate
incidents before the Reeva Steenkamp shooting when deciding
to prosecute Pistorius for the additional charges. One of those incidents happened when
Pistorius opened the sunroof of his friend’s vehicle and fired a gun. This was on the return trip of
a holiday getaway. The other charge is for a shooting which occurred at a restaurant in
Johannesburg. Pistorius accidentally fired someone else’s gun but no one was hurt.
Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp was born on 19 August 1983. This year, there will be no birthday cheer
in the Steenkamp household. Her family left Cape Town for Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape
years ago. Reeva Steenkamp will never be home for another birthday again.
She became interested in modeling when she was fourteen years old. Her modeling career was
cemented when she featured on FHM magazine. Steenkamp was the first South African face of
Avon cosmetics. In 2012, she came in at 45th place in the FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World
poll of South African readers.
The energetic and passionate beauty was drawn to television. She appeared on several
commercials. Her biggest television appearance was recorded shortly before she died. She was
one of the contestants on a reality television show called Tropika Island of Treasure .
There has been speculation that her love life may have had something to do with the events
which led to her death. Reeva Steenkamp started dating Oscar Pistorius soon after breaking up
from another athlete, Springbok rugby player Francois Hougaard. While Pistorius applied for bail
in Pretoria, Hougaard attended Steenkamp’s funeral in Port Elizabeth.
The state may not have a watertight case against Oscar Pistorius because the police admitted to
contaminating evidence at the crime scene. There have also been administrative and procedural
blunders such as deploying a lead detective who also faced criminal charges at the time of the
Steenkamp murder investigation. The public and the Steenkamp family are eager to hear when
the trial of Oscar Pistorius will begin.
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