Four years on: Reeva Steenkamp's spirit remembered

Today marks four years since Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed, but the pain of her death will stay with those close to her for a lifetime.

Hundreds of South Africans have remembered Reeva's spirit with a string of messages on Twitter.

While the rest of the country celebrates Valentine's Day, this day will always bring sorrow for Reeva's parents, Barry and June.

For the past four years Reeva's parents have visited the beach in Port Elizabeth to sprinkle rose petals in the ocean in her memory. It's something that Reeva's parents also do on her birthday. 

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Reeva was shot and killed on February 14, 2013 by her then boyfriend and Paralympian, Oscar Pistorius. The disgraced athlete is currently serving a six-year jail sentence.

Here's how South Africans have remembered Reeva...

RIP Reeva    pic.twitter.com/96Mj4wtSIl

— Vuyolwethu Ngcukana (@vuyomse) February 14, 2017

In Memory Of Reeva Steenkamp#valentinespic.twitter.com/39wyLkSQgy

— Mzie (@Mzie_Melubuhle) February 14, 2017

Guys are we  remembering Reeva today? #RememberReevapic.twitter.com/XLvVbcphaY

— Mandla Gingirikani (@mandlamZA) February 14, 2017

A post shared by Reeva Steenkamp (@reevasteenkamp) on Dec 5, 2012 at 2:57pm PST