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Oscar Pistorius sentencing: Barry Steenkamp says 'world should see wounds inflicted on Reeva' – live 'Oscar Pistorius has to pay for what he did,' Barry Steenkamp tells sentencing hearing – live
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This is perhaps two separate confrontations; we have now moved to the table-banging episode.
Mashabane is now talking about another occasion when she was told Pistorius was looking for her. He wanted a supplement and a device that were not prescribed, she says, and the prison doctor was unfamiliar with it.
Mashabane says she googled the device and wrote a memo for the doctor.
The problem was the process, she goes on. It is not something that can be approved in two days.
Pistorius came looking for her, she says. He banged on the table, she adds. He was holding a notebook and used it to bang close to where she was sitting.
Mashabane says Pistorius told her the doctor was “useless” and that she herself was “not competent”, she tells the court.
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Mashabane is asked about the confrontation mentioned in court yesterday – when Pistorius reportedly banged on a table in front of her.
She confirms there was a confrontation during her morning rounds. He shouted and screamed at her, she says:
He said, get out, get out, I am still sleeping.
This was on 1 March 2015, she confirms.
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Mashabane said she was involved in admitting Pistorius to prison. He was accommodated in the hospital wing that held only two people. It had two cells and a gym, she says.
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Court resumes
We will now hear from prison nurse Charlotte Mashabane.
She was mentioned during the cross-examination yesterday of defence witness Prof Scholtz.
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Barry Steenkamp testimony: summaryBarry Steenkamp testimony: summary
Oscar has to pay for what he did. He has to pay for it …Oscar has to pay for what he did. He has to pay for it …
That is up to the court. And we will go by the decision that the court hands down to Oscar. But he has to pay from his crime.That is up to the court. And we will go by the decision that the court hands down to Oscar. But he has to pay from his crime.
I don’t want to say that he has to go to the maximum … But he has to pay for it.I don’t want to say that he has to go to the maximum … But he has to pay for it.
But I hear her crying at night. I hear her talking to Reeva. She feels just as much as I do.But I hear her crying at night. I hear her talking to Reeva. She feels just as much as I do.
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Steenkamp: Pistorius 'has to pay for what he did'Steenkamp: Pistorius 'has to pay for what he did'
Roux has no more questions for Barry Steenkamp.Roux has no more questions for Barry Steenkamp.
Nel has one more issue to address. He mentions the testimony of Dr Scholtz yesterday, who said the Steenkamp family have forgiven Pistorius.Nel has one more issue to address. He mentions the testimony of Dr Scholtz yesterday, who said the Steenkamp family have forgiven Pistorius.
Steenkamp says his wife June is a ChristianSteenkamp says his wife June is a Christian
She feels it’s right in her heart to forgive Oscar … It still does not exonerate you for the crime that you committed.She feels it’s right in her heart to forgive Oscar … It still does not exonerate you for the crime that you committed.
He must still understand that he has to pay for that.He must still understand that he has to pay for that.
June has forgiven him so that she can carry on with her life.June has forgiven him so that she can carry on with her life.
He says it has been difficult for him to forgive.He says it has been difficult for him to forgive.
But I feel the same, that Oscar has to pay for what he did. He has to pay for it …But I feel the same, that Oscar has to pay for what he did. He has to pay for it …
That is up to the court. And we will go by the decision that the court hands down to Oscar. But he has to pay from his crime.That is up to the court. And we will go by the decision that the court hands down to Oscar. But he has to pay from his crime.
I don’t want to say that he has to go to the maximum … But he has to pay for it.I don’t want to say that he has to go to the maximum … But he has to pay for it.
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Nel has finished. Barry Roux for the defence begins by saying he is “very, very sorry” for the loss of Reeva. He cannot bring her back.Nel has finished. Barry Roux for the defence begins by saying he is “very, very sorry” for the loss of Reeva. He cannot bring her back.
He asks about the “many” efforts Pistorius made to contact the family but they declined.He asks about the “many” efforts Pistorius made to contact the family but they declined.
If you were in my position, you might understand, Steenkamp tells him.If you were in my position, you might understand, Steenkamp tells him.
In tears, he adds that in future, he would like to talk to Pistorius.In tears, he adds that in future, he would like to talk to Pistorius.
Roux tells him that can happen when he is ready.Roux tells him that can happen when he is ready.
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He says his wife June has been depicted as a “stone-faced woman”:He says his wife June has been depicted as a “stone-faced woman”:
But I hear her crying at night. I hear her talking to Reeva. She feels just as much as I do.”But I hear her crying at night. I hear her talking to Reeva. She feels just as much as I do.”
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Steenkamp says the only photograph he has seen of his daughter was the one shown to the court.Steenkamp says the only photograph he has seen of his daughter was the one shown to the court.
A lot of people will disagree with me and think that I’m callous … But what I would like the world to see are the wounds inflicted on to Reeva and the pain she must have gone through, so the world can see this.A lot of people will disagree with me and think that I’m callous … But what I would like the world to see are the wounds inflicted on to Reeva and the pain she must have gone through, so the world can see this.
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Turning to the relationship between Reeva Steenkamp and Pistorius, her father says he didn’t know about it, adding that she would have told him when the “time was right”.Turning to the relationship between Reeva Steenkamp and Pistorius, her father says he didn’t know about it, adding that she would have told him when the “time was right”.
#OscarPistorius The question re Reeva’s relationship may be designed to show it wasn’t serious (for Reeva at least)#OscarPistorius The question re Reeva’s relationship may be designed to show it wasn’t serious (for Reeva at least)
He says he and his wife have not had any direct contact with Pistorius.He says he and his wife have not had any direct contact with Pistorius.
On the R6,500 per month paid by Pistorius to the Steenkamps, he says that was arranged by legal teams.On the R6,500 per month paid by Pistorius to the Steenkamps, he says that was arranged by legal teams.
We were in dire financial straits, he says.We were in dire financial straits, he says.
The payments were supposed to be private and confidential but were brought up in court by the defence:The payments were supposed to be private and confidential but were brought up in court by the defence:
I was disgusted by that.I was disgusted by that.
The family declined further offers of money, he says.The family declined further offers of money, he says.
It’s my daughter that’s gone. It’s not the money.It’s my daughter that’s gone. It’s not the money.
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Steenkamp says almost every week, Reeva would call to speak to her parents.
Christmas and birthdays are particularly difficult for the family, he goes on.
We would sit down and one chair would be there for Reeva.
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Nel asks him about the night of the murder.
I personally think there was an argument.
Nel gently stops him. He asks about Reeva:
What she must have gone through in those split seconds. She must have been in so much fear and pain. That is what I think of all the time. I can see it myself. It must have been absolutely and utterly awful.
He says he used to jab the needles he uses for his diabetes into his stomach and his arms to see if he could feel the pain Reeva felt: “But no.”
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Steenkamp says he rang his brother – he says it’s “like Mr Pistorius: he can confide in his brother”.
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He turns to the day of the murder. He was at work when his wife June rang him. He couldn’t understand, she was “screaming and shouting”.
He raced home and on his way he realised:
She had mentioned Reeva … Driving home, I realised, Reeva’s been killed. It hit me then. It’s like it happened yesterday.
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Steenkamp says Reeva had worked as a model but also wanted to return to the law (in which she had a degree) and look after her parents.
He talks about how proud he and his wife were of their daughter:
We were completely and utterly proud of her.
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Nel asks Steenkamp about the wider family. He has a son from a previous relationship and his wife June has a daughter, also from an earlier partnership.
Reeva was their only child together and the only one still living with them.
He says in 2013 they were in financial difficulty.
When Reeva died, he says, the landlady found out from media reports that he was virtually bankrupt.
Within two weeks of the murder, the family were given notice, he says. They had to leave their home.
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Nel asks him about the murder.
From that day, it’s affected June and my family so much … Our lives have just changed completely.
It’s very difficult to explain it … I don’t wish that on any human being.
Finding out what happened, it devastated us. I ended up having a stroke.
I don’t wish that on anybody in the whole world.
He says he has had heart problems since his daughter was killed.
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I have changed completely, Steenkamp tells the court.
He says he cannot mix with people any more. He sits outside late into the night by himself.
He says he gets messages from “people who support us” – perhaps a couple of hundred every day.
9.29am BST
09:29
Steenkamp says he thinks of Reeva
Every day of my life – morning, noon, night … I think of her all the time.
He is in tears. Nel tells him he can stop at any time.
Steenkamp says the family has photos of Reeva “all over our house”. He talks to her every day.
He says people told him after two or three years he would start to feel a little better:
But every day of my life is the same.
9.28am BST
09:28
Steenkamp confirms he is the father of Reeva Steenkamp.
Nel asks him about evidence previously given in court by Kim Martin, his niece, with his blessing.
I couldn’t give evidence at the time, Steenkamp says:
I took a bad turn and I was advised by my doctor not to travel up to Pretoria.
Now, he says:
I must give evidence.