Discovery Premieres An In-Depth Special Featuring Exclusive Access To Reeva Steenkamp’s Family During Trial Of Oscar Pistorius

In an exclusive documentary special to air on Discovery Channel, the parents of Reeva Steenkamp, the South-African model killed by Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius, speak out in an in-depth interview about the loss of their daughter and being inside the courtroom in Pretoria, South Africa. 

The Trial of Oscar Pistorius premieres on Discovery Channel on Sunday, 27 April at 8pm WAT, featuring a never-before-seen interview with June Steenkamp as she opens up about the first time she ever laid eyes Oscar Pistorius. The Gold-medal winning Paralympian had only dated Reeva for three months before her death.

In an unprecedented interview for the special, June Steenkamp says, “I think he [Oscar] has to see me, the mother, the person who gave birth to her, that he’s taken that away. That’s what I want to see, that’s why I want to look in his face and he must look in mine. He must see now that I am there for justice for Reeva, no matter what happened, and the truth, obviously, which we don’t know we’ll ever get. But I hope for that.”

Reeva was shot to death on Valentine’s Day 2013, after locking herself inside a bathroom at Pistorius’ home. Currently on trial, Pistorius has pleaded not guilty to a charge of premeditated murder, claiming he was acting in self-defense against who he thought was an intruder. The Trial of Oscar Pistorius reveals the thoughts and emotions of the Steenkamp family as they endure the trial of the man who killed their daughter. 

“The world has been riveted by the Oscar Pistorius trial over the last few weeks,” said Lee Hobbs, Channel Director, Emerging Business, Discovery Networks CEEMEA. “In this special documentary, the Steenkamps share some of their memories of Reeva, the young woman she was and what they feel may have led to her tragic death.”

Barry Steenkamp, Reeva’s father, suffered a minor stroke prior to the start of the trial and has been unable to attend court. Speaking for the first time to Peacock Productions, Barry says, “I’ve got my own feelings inside as to what happened, but what I do want to do, is to just to talk to him. I would like to have a chat to him, man to man. Guilty or not guilty, whatever it is. I would like to have a talk; that would help me a lot.”

The Trial of Oscar Pistorius premieres on Discovery Channel (DStv 121) on Sunday, 27 April at 8pm WAT and on TLC Entertainment (DStv 172) on Thursday, 1 May at 8:50pm WAT.