BREAKING: Barry Steenkamp, Reeva’s father, dies aged 80
Barry Steenkamp, the father of late South African model, Reeva Steenkamp, has died on Thursday evening. Here is the latest.
Barry Steenkamp, the father of late South African model, Reeva Steenkamp, has died.
BREAKING: BARRY STEENKAMP, REEVA’S FATHER, DIES AGED 80
The Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp Foundation confirmed that Barry died on Thursday night due to health complications.
“It is with heavy hearts that we announce the sudden and peaceful passing of Barry Steenkamp in his sleep, on the early evening of 14 September 2023.
“Barry was a blessing to many, and he will be remembered with love and great fondness. We find solace in the knowledge that he is now with his beloved Reeva”
The 80-year-old Barry had suffered a stroke while Oscar Pistorius was on trial for shooting Reeva on Valentine’s Day in 2013.
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HE SUFFERED A STROKE WHILE OSCAR PISTORIUS WAS ON TRIAL
He’s survived by his wife and two children.
Four weeks ago, June and Barry paid tribute to their daughter on what would have been her 40th birthday on Saturday. Reeva was born on August 19, 1983.
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FOUR WEEKS AGO BARRY AND JUNE PAID TRIBUTE TO THEIR DAUGHTER
Reeva was cremated at Port Elizabeth’s Victoria Park crematorium on February 19.
Pistorius hopes that his latest bid will see him eligible for parole in August next year.
IT WOULD HAVE BEEN REEVA’S 40TH BIRTHDAY
Pistorius is halfway through a 13-year jail sentence. Barry visited Pistorius in prison last year as part of a victim-offender dialogue process, at which he asked the Blade Runner to admit he deliberately shot Reeva.
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