Reeva Steenkamp

Reeva Steenkamp
Steenkamp in an undated photo released by Capacity Relations in February 2013
Born	Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp (1983-08-19)19 August 1983 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	14 February 2013(2013-02-14) (aged 29) Pretoria, South Africa
Cause of death	Homicide by gunshot
Nationality	South African, British (Dual Citizenship)
Occupation	Model, paralegal
Years active	1997–2013
Modeling information
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue/green
Manager	Ice Model Management Publicist: Sarit Tomlinson (Capacity Relations)

Reeva Rebecca Steenkamp (/ˈriːvə ˈstiːən.kʌmp/; 19 August 1983 – 14 February 2013) was a South African model. On Valentine's Day 2013, Steenkamp was killed by her boyfriend, Oscar Pistorius, who said he believed she was an intruder hiding in the bathroom. Pistorius was later found guilty of culpable homicide at his trial the following year, was given five years in jail and served a one-year prison sentence. On 3 December 2015, the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa overturned the conviction for culpable homicide and substituted one of murder, a sentence carrying a minimum period of 15 years in prison in South Africa. The sentencing of Pistorius began on 13 June 2016 and concluding arguments were made on 15 June 2016. He was sentenced to 6 years in prison on 6 July 2016 rather than the minimum of 15 years.

Steenkamp was born in Cape Town to parents Barry Steenkamp, a horse trainer, and his wife, June (née Marshall, previously Cowburn), who was born in Blackburn, England. She had two older siblings, Adam and Simone.[8] The family later moved to Port Elizabeth, where she attended St Dominic's Priory School. After school she studied law at the University of Port Elizabeth, which became a part of Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 2005.