Reeva was leaving Pistorius on night she died says mum
MODEL Reeva Steenkamp was leaving Oscar Pistorius on the night she was killed, her mother revealed.
Pistorius and Reeva had a turbulent relationship
June Steenkamp said that her daughter had her bags packed and was ready to walk out on Valentine’s Day 2013 – the night she was shot by the Paralympic athlete.
In an exclusive interview yesterday with ITV1’s This Morning, Mrs Steenkamp, whose book Reeva: A Mother’s Story went on sale last month, described their three-month relationship as “stormy”.
He wanted to dominate her and she wasn’t the kind of girl you could dominate
She said: “I think they were fighting because he wanted to dominate her and she wasn’t the kind of girl you could dominate.”
Pistorius is today appealing his conviction and five-year jail sentence for culpable homicide.