Barry Bateman was the first journalist to arrive at Pistorius' home following the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp. He says important evidence was ignored by both prosecution and defence.

Reeva Steenkamp's parents rejected £21,000 of 'blood money' from Oscar Pistorius after he shot dead their daughter, a court heard on Tuesday.

Oscar Pistorius was being portrayed as a 'poor victim' ahead of his sentencing for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the chief prosecutor said on Tuesday during day two of the hearing in Pretoria.

The Paralympian has returned to court in Pretoria for his sentencing hearing that will determine whether he serves up to 15 years in jail for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp or walk free.

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin sobbed while testifying on Wednesday how she first heard on a car radio that Oscar Pistorius had killed his girlfriend.

The parents of Reeva Steenkamp will not pursue a civil claim against Oscar Pistorius for killing their daughter and will pay back around £6,300 that the athlete gave them in monthly instalments.

In heart-wrenching testimony that reduced many in the Pretoria courtroom to tears, Kim Martins said the death of Miss Steenkamp (inset) had 'ruined our whole family'.

Reeva Steenkamp's cousin says Oscar Pistorius must 'pay for what he's done' and testified that she didn't believe the sincerity of the athlete's courtroom apology to her family.

Lawyers have been presenting their final arguments on Friday to Judge Thokozile Masipa at the end of the double-amputee athlete's sentencing hearing.

The sister of Reeva Steenkamp has called for Oscar Pistorius to be handed a harsh jail sentence for her murder, saying it would set a 'precedent all around the world'.

The anomaly at the heart of Right Or Wrong: The Memoir Of Lord Bell: half the time, Bell is bragging about preferring lying to telling the truth. The other half, he is standing on his high horse. 

Reeva Steenkamp's sister Simone Cowburn has made a desperate plea to the Pretoria judge who will sentence Oscar tomorrow to hand down a heavy prison sentence to show that disability is no excuse.

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of manslaughter for shooting dead Reeva Steenkamp. Here, we look at the timeline of events from start to finish.

MARTHA KELNER: Oscar Pistorius was once the most famous and inspirational Paralympic athlete in the world. But now he is in prison for five years and his world has fallen apart.

Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to five years in prison for the manslaughter of Reeva Steenkamp - but his legal team have claimed that he is expected to serve around 10 months in jail.

Star athlete Oscar Pistorius began serving a five year sentence behind the towering walls of a grim South African prison on Tuesday after a sensational trial for killing his girlfriend.

Pistorius, 27, known as the Blade Runner, was yesterday jailed for five years for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, 29, but could be out of prison in one-sixth of the time.

Oscar Pistorius cried himself to sleep on the first night of his five-year jail term for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her.

June and Barry Steenkamp said justice for their daughter Reeva, 29, has not been served as Oscar Pistorius, known as the 'Blade Runner', could be out in 10 months.

Pistorius told the court they were planning a life together, but June Steenkamp thinks Reeva had 'nagging doubts about their compatibility' and said that the couple hadn't slept together.

Reeva Steenkamp's mother June is steeling herself for the inevitable day she and her husband Barry finally meet Pistorius and have the opportunity to ask him in person why he killed their daughter.

June and Barry Steenkamp were given £340 a month by the athlete in a series of payments that began several weeks after he killed their daughter at his Pretoria home on Valentine's Day last year.

In a wide-ranging interview, Pistorius's older brother Carl, 29, has provided the most detailed picture yet of his brother’s new life at Kgosi Mampuru prison.

Martin Pistorius, who grew up in South Africa and now lives in England, was just 12 when he slipped into an inexplicable comatose state and spent the next dozen years trapped inside his body.

Martin Pistorius spent eight years trapped inside his own body unable to speak or move. Now he reveals the abuse he suffered at the hands of the very people paid to look after him in South Africa.

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.

Morne du Toit was one of several official police photographers called to Pretoria's Silverwoods Country Estate on Valentine’s Day 2013 after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend.

Leading lawyer William Booth claims Oscar Pistorius (right) faces a clash of legal battles which means he ‘could sit in jail for a very long time’. He is in Kgosi Mampuru II prison in Pretoria, South Africa.

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.

Killer Oscar Pistorius is 'coping fine' back at Pretoria's maximum security, after being presented with a specially-equipped bathroom, a new mattress and food preparation privileges.

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.

Oscar Pistorius's family is using a birthday jail visit later this month to discuss an obscure law that his father could use to overturn former Paralympic athlete's conviction.

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