Grandmother Gerti Pistorious has spoken in defence of her beloved grandson, who is serving a five year sentence in one of South Africa's most notorious jails for shooting his girlfriend dead.

June Steenkamp, mother of deceased South African model Reeva, does not want revenge on the man who killed her but says she knew nothing about Oscar Pistorius' 'guns and way of life'.

Shamed athlete Oscar Pistorius, 28, could be released from prison in South Africa in August – just 10 months after his conviction for Reeva Steenkamp's manslaughter.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October following a seven-month trial.

The 'blade runner', 28, was jailed in October for five years for shooting the model four times as she cowered in the bathroom of the house in Pretoria, South Africa, which now lies empty.

Two heartbroken parents, still mourning the death of their beloved daughter Reeva Steenkamp, say the beautiful model packed her bags and was ready to leave Oscar Pistorius the day he shot and killed her.

Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will ask a panel of five judges to reject his trial verdict and convict him of murder.

The Paralympian star's lawyers have argued that he should have been released after serving one-sixth of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

The Paralympian star's lawyers successfully argued that he should be released on house arrest after serving a year of his five-year jail sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013.

Pistorius was released last week after just a year in prison for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp through a locked toilet door in their bedroom in the early hours of Valentine's Day 2013.

The convicted killer appears in a ‘selfie’ with rugby player Brett Sharman apparently during a recent evening reunion at the family mansion in Pretoria where he is under house arrest.

Pistorius allegedly called himself Liam in the thousands of messages he is said to have exchanged with leggy blonde, Nina F, 30, before she learned his true identity while waiting trial in South Africa.

The National Prosecuting Authority said it will appeal the sentence given to the 29-year-old Paralympian which would see him eligible for parole in just three years after the 2013 Valentine's Day murder.

EXCLUSIVE: Footage from a chilling new documentary, reveals for the first time the bullets that were used to kill Reeva Steenkamp, 29, on Valentine's Day in 2013.

Barry and June Steenkamp are 'furious and horrified' at a new Hollywood movie about Oscar Pistorius shooting dead their on Valentine's Day in 2013 for which he was jailed for six years.

June Steenkamp has revealed she and her husband Barry wake up every morning at 3am around the same time their daughter Reeva was murdered by Oscar Pistorius in Pretoria in 2013.

Five years ago on Valentine's Day, South African model Reeva Steenkamp was shot dead by her sprinter boyfriend Oscar Pistorius. Here, her mother June speaks out about the ordeal.

The sister of murdered Reeva Steenkamp has warned South African authorities against freeing Oscar Pistorius, saying she believes he will kill again if released.

June Steenkamp, 71, spoke out after Oscar Pistorius exhausted all legal attempts to reducing his 13-year sentence for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva on Valentine's Day five years ago.

Reeva Steenkamp's family in South Africa today slammed an 'insensitive' new Amazon Prime documentary into her murder for showing the grisly crime scene photos of the model's dead body

Nga Roimata Beattie-Rihari died about 7.45pm Sunday in Moerewa on New Zealand's North Island when a 43-year-old man allegedly  veered onto the wrong side of the road and hit her vehicle.

Stephen Singh-Heatley was last seen leaving an address on Water St, in Auckland, New Zealand at 1am on Monday.

She's the Gold Logie winner who has appeared on Australian television screens for decades - but this star is almost unrecognisable in her 1980s modelling shot. 

Cori Gauff's Wimbledon fairytale heads into the second week but her biggest test yet is waiting for her in the fourth round. She takes on former world No 1 Simona Halep in the fourth round.

A study at Cambridge university saw teenagers ditch negative influencers from social media in place of inspirational role models leading to a dramatic improvement in mental health.

Bruce Springsteen has joined the ranks of those who have undergone home haircuts while hunkering down in the coronavirus pandemic. He got his cut from his wife Patti Scialfa Springsteen.

The 18-year-old cousin of former Reds captain Steven Gerrard has been subject to interest from Danish side Nordsjaelland and, most recently, Serie A club Fiorentina.

Legendary singer and songwriter Bruce Springsteen says the country is facing a 'frightening time' with President Trump at the helm.

Few studies have looked at how PrEP would affect younger users, who are at highest risk of getting HIV through sex. Now research published by JAMA shows fears of side effects are unfounded.

New UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya was just 10 when his family uprooted him from Nigeria to an all-white school in New Zealand.

Many reported that they were beaten regularly by their captors after they were released from the prison-like building with bars over its windows in Ibadan on Monday.

Kendall Jenner shared an adorable video that featured herself as a toddler with a baby Kylie Jenner and teen Khloe Kardashian in charge.

Kate, 38, today wrapped up against the cold in an elegant Reiss coat, which she debuted when she joined then boyfriend William for cousin Peter Phillips' 30th birthday party in November 2007.

TALK OF THE TOWN: 'They're all drinking turmeric shots and taking selfies,' says Donna, who dated the Duchess of Cambridge's brother James.

Two teenage boys have been charged with the murder of NHS worker David Gomoh (left). The 24-year-old was stabbed to death a short distance from his home in Newham, east London on April 26.

Cameron Horne, 16, from Framfield, East Sussex gave his mum Louise Love, 35, a huge shock when she thought their cat Bownisha had started talking to her.

Muhammad Jalloh, 18, and a 16-year-old boy, who cannot be named, allegedly killed David Gomoh in a 'random' attack moments after he left his family home at 10.25pm on 26 April.

Denise Richards posed for the December 2004 cover of Playboy magazine. And inside the publication, which the former Bond girl was completely naked as she posed on a beach.

Filipe Goncalves is a goalkeeper for the youth team of Portugese side Nacional and one day was woken up by a phone call asking him to go and train at the Madeira Stadium in Portugal.

Craig Wylie, 28, pleaded guilty to two charges of assault by beating of two girls, aged 17 and 16, on a British Airways flight from Ghana to London Heathrow but was spared jail.

The 19-year-old is on trial for falsely alleging that she was attacked by 12 Israeli tourists at a hotel in Ayia Napa in July. Her mother claimed there has been a lack of consular assistance

The traumatised youngster faces up to eight years to clear her name, her mother said, warning other British parents: 'This is not an isolated incident - the place is absolutely not safe.'

Cypriot doctor Sergios Sergiou, who was one of the first people to see the young woman in the moments after the alleged incident the two-star Pambos Napa Rocks hotel in Ayia Napa.

In Israel, where public opinion initially swung behind the 12 teenage boys accused of sexually assaulting the British girl at a an Ayia Napa hotel, sympathy for their plight is rapidly running out.

Yona Golub (pictured) claimed the 19-year-old student, who insists she was held down and raped in Ayia Napa, had turned his life into a nightmare.

The student, who faces up to a year in jail after being found guilty of lying, insists she was held down and raped by up to 12 Israeli youths at a budget hotel in Ayia Napa.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has conveyed his concerns about the treatment of the 19-year-old woman and how her case is being handled in Cyprus.

Michaelis Papathanasiou will sentence the Brit, from Derbyshire, tomorrow, after ruling that she lied about being held down and gang raped by 12 Israeli men.

The father of one of the Israeli youths accused of gang-raping a British teenager in Cyprus has said she should be spared jail because she has suffered enough.

The young girl has described how her holiday fling with a handsome Israeli footballer she knew as Sam, in the party resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus, descended into the terror of gang rape.