Reeva Steenkamps mom warns Oscar Pistorius new girlfriend of his major red flag 11 years after he murdered model
The mother of the South African model murdered by former Olympic and Paralympic sprint legend Oscar Pistorius has a chilling warning for his new girlfriend.“He was angry – and he still has a problem with anger,” June Steenkamp, 78, mother of his former girlfriend, told The Sun on Sunday.
The disgraced Olympian, 38, was convicted in 2014 of the shooting death of her daughter, model, and law graduate Reeva Steenkamp, 29, at his South African home on Valentine’s Day 2013.He was released in January but was placed on strict parole and must abide by certain rules.Since his release nearly a year ago, Pistorius has reportedly found love again, according to the South African newspaper Netwerk24.The outlet revealed that he is dating Rita Greyling, 33, a business management consultant from Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga, who is a long-term friend of the family.Though details on their relationship are being kept private, sources close to the couple confirmed to Netwerk24 last week that they are romantically involved.
Steenkamp’s heartbroken mother has now spoken out since the news of her daughter’s killer’s new romance broke and wants his girlfriend to be wary of his “red flag.”“I don’t understand how she doesn’t see a red flag about him because he has not lost his temper problem,” June told The Sun.“He was supposed to be under anger management when he was in jail and at one stage I stopped him coming out because I was annoyed that he wasn’t having treatment.”The mother said she and her husband, Barry, convinced parole chiefs to block the killer’s release twice over fears he still posed a threat.June, who founded the “Reeva Steenkamp Foundation Against The Abuse of Women and Children,” said she still believes that Pistorius is “still a danger to women.”“Reeva only knew him for three months and she was dead and he’s never confessed,” she shared.“It’s not painful for me that he’s with this young woman — I’m just worried about ...