Reeva's friends post photos‚ tributes in her memory as Pistorius returns to jail

06 July 2016 - 17:40 By Julia Madibogo And Staff Reporter

Friends of Oscar Pistorius's slain girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp took to social media on Wednesday to remember her by changing their profile photographs to happy ones of them together‚ and expressing disappointment at the six-year sentence for murder handed down against Pistorius.Steenkamp and Pistorius's former friend Darren Fresco‚ who was one of the witnesses during the trial‚ testifying about how the athlete had discharged a gun in a busy restaurant‚ took to his social media platforms to share a picture of himself and the then up-and-coming model fooling around."The sad thing is whatever the outcome of today is # Reeva is # NEVER coming back‚" he captioned it. The image was shared before the sentence was handed down.A photo posted by Darren Fresco (@thefrisco_kid) on Jul 5, 2016 at 11:54pm PDTsaThe Myers family‚ with whom Steenkamp had been living in the months before her death including the three months she dated Pistorius‚ also shared their grief.Kim Myers posted a party photo of herself and Reeva as her profile image on Twitter @Iamfomo. She and her mother Desi ‏@Desi_myers both posted this short comment: "#5forculp6formurder".#5forCulp6forMurder— Kim Myers (@Iamfomo) July 6, 2016dIn the run-up to sentence being handed down Gina Myers‚ Reeva's best friend‚ showed that her thoughts were with the Steenkamp family when her father Barry testified‚ describing it as "a love that's genuine & deep".Beatrix Fresco‚ sharing a model shot of Reeva‚ retweeted singer PJ Powers's comment on the sentence‚ which stated: "It's disgusting‚ I do hope this judge doesn't belong to any woman's rights groups....#OscarPistorius".pic.twitter.com/ew1S1B81zA— Beatrix Fresco (@BeatrixLeopold) July 6, 2016Fresco..

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