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The mother of Reeva Steenkamp, the South African model killed by athlete Oscar Pistorius, said on Tuesday that she does not care about an upcoming appeal, even if it leads to a harsher sentence for the Paralympic medallist.

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SOUNDBITE: (English) June Steenkamp, mother of the late Reeva Steenkamp:

"We have to do something about it. We can't just see something terrible and walk away, we have to do something even if you personally can save one person, and if I could save one person, then I will be happy."

SOUNDBITE (English) June Steenkamp, mother of the late Reeva Steenkamp:

"I'm not really wondering what's happening to Oscar. I have moved on. I'm now busy trying to do good work for people, helping people and work with the foundation and the abuse of women and try and do something to try and help about that. I'm really not concerned. The law is taking place, there is going to be an appeal, it's not going to affect me because my daughter is gone."

SOUNDBITE (English) June Steenkamp, mother of the late Reeva Steenkamp:

"We are going to try and save some lives. We can't save all lives because we don't know what the situation is. A lot of the times women hide away, behind closed doors, we don't know everything that goes on."