'He is a murderer. He should remain in jail'

All Reeva Steenkamp's parents want is for her murderer to admit he killed her in anger. Since Oscar Pistorius won't, Barry and June are against his parole. Liz McGregor, whose father's killer is also eligible for parole, asks whether those who do not admit to their crimes should be released into society

05 March 2023 - 00:01 By Liz McGregor

“I told Oscar directly that he had shot my daughter deliberately and he denied it. He stuck to his story that he thought it was an intruder. After all these years, we are still waiting for him to admit he did it in anger. That is all we wanted...

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