--- description: PRETORIA, South Africa—The family of model Reeva Steenkamp slammed a judge's decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius of murdering their daughter, telling NBC News that "justice... title: Reeva Steenkamp’s Parents Say ‘Justice Was Not Served’ in Oscar Pistorius Verdict image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf6def552ba209c3/6986a300cd804d040fcccb97/reeva-steenkamp-parents-oscar-pistorius.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [South Africa](/tag/south-africa/) ## South Africa Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Reeva Steenkamp's Parents Say 'Justice Was Not Served' in Oscar Pistorius Verdict by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 12, 2014 3:25 PM CUT  June (L) and Barry Steenkamp, parents of Reeva Steenkamp listen to the judgement of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Afric on Sept. 11, 2014. June (L) and Barry Steenkamp, parents of Reeva Steenkamp listen to the judgement of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria, South Afric on Sept. 11, 2014.Pool/Reuters by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 12, 2014 3:25 PM CUT PRETORIA, South Africa—The family of model Reeva Steenkamp slammed a judge’s decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius of murdering their daughter, telling NBC News that “justice was not served.” Pistorius walked out of court on bail Friday after he was convicted of culpable homicide but cleared of a more serious murder charge. The double-amputee track star will be sentenced next month. In an exclusive interview for NBC News, June and Barry Steenkamp expressed “disbelief” that the court believed Pistorius’ version of events. “This verdict is not justice for Reeva,” June Steenkamp said. “I just want the truth.”… [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/pistorius-trial/oscar-pistorius-reeva-steenkamps-parents-say-justice-was-not-served-n202081?cid=par-time-article%5F20140912 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3340650/reeva-steenkamp-oscar-pistorius/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3340650/reeva-steenkamp-oscar-pistorius/"},"headline":"Reeva Steenkamp's Parents Say 'Justice Was Not Served' in Oscar Pistorius Verdict","datePublished":"2014-09-12T15:25:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:09:28.208Z","description":"PRETORIA, South Africa—The family of model Reeva Steenkamp slammed a judge's decision to acquit Oscar Pistorius of murdering their daughter, telling NBC News that \"justice...","url":"https://time.com/3340650/reeva-steenkamp-oscar-pistorius/","keywords":["South Africa"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf6def552ba209c3/6986a300cd804d040fcccb97/reeva-steenkamp-parents-oscar-pistorius.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbf6def552ba209c3/6986a300cd804d040fcccb97/reeva-steenkamp-parents-oscar-pistorius.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"June and Barry Steenkamp, parents of Reeva Steenkamp listen to the judgement of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria","caption":"June and Barry Steenkamp, parents of Reeva Steenkamp listen to the judgement of Olympic and Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria","creditText":"Pool/Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/south-africa/","name":"South Africa"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3340650/reeva-steenkamp-oscar-pistorius/","name":"Reeva Steenkamp's Parents Say 'Justice Was Not Served' in Oscar Pistorius Verdict"}}]}] ```