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The cousin of Reeva Steenkamp on Thursday said Oscar Pistorius should "pay for what he's done" and testified that she did not believe that the athlete's courtroom apology to the family of the woman he killed was sincere.
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UPSOUND (English) Kim Martin, cousin of Reeva Steenkamp: (++ OFF CAMERA, OVERLAID WITH VARIOUS OF COURT, OSCAR PISTORIUS++)
"My family are not people who are seeking revenge. We just feel that to take someone's life, to shoot somebody behind a door, that is unarmed, that is harmless, needs sufficient punishment. I was very worried when I was under the belief that prison conditions would be bad for him. When I discovered that his rehabilitation process in prison would actually be humane and keeping in dignity of a human being, I can say honestly to the court that Mr Pistorius needs to pay for what he's done, for taking Reeva's life, for what he's done to my uncle and to my aunt, what he's done to the rest of my family, but also to what he has done to his family. Everybody has suffered here. And I think we need to give a message to society that you cannot do this and get away with it. I don't feel the suggested punishment would fit the crime."
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Steenkamp's cousin calls for 'sufficient punishment'
Friday, October 17 2014Category:Athletics