--- title: Reeva Steenkamp's Father Says Oscar Pistorius Has To Pay For Murder description: Barry Steenkamp makes an emotional testimony during the sentencing hearing of Pistorius canonical: https://time.com/4367947/reeva-steenkamps-father-oscar-pistorius/ author: Tara John article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-14T11:46:09.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:28:07.764Z article:section: World og:title: Reeva Steenkamp's Father Says Oscar Pistorius Has To Pay For Murder og:description: Barry Steenkamp makes an emotional testimony during the sentencing hearing of Pistorius og:url: https://time.com/4367947/reeva-steenkamps-father-oscar-pistorius/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbdc2e76a2e4cb21c/698897acbc6cfc79fa3dd62c/reeva-steenkamp-oscar-pistorius.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Barry Steenkamp testifies at former Paralympian Oscar Pistorius' sentencing for the murder of Reeva Steenkamp at the Pretoria High Court og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Reeva Steenkamp's Father Says Oscar Pistorius Has To Pay For Murder twitter:description: Barry Steenkamp makes an emotional testimony during the sentencing hearing of Pistorius twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbdc2e76a2e4cb21c/698897acbc6cfc79fa3dd62c/reeva-steenkamp-oscar-pistorius.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 video:duration: 02:44 video:published: 2016-06-15 section: world topics: Oscar Pistorius trial, Reeva Steenkamp, murder charge, culpable homicide, cross examination, witness credibility, General Anxiety Disorder, legal appeal, sentencing, South Africa courts genre: news explainer, true crime tones: serious, somber, analytical, factual emotions: tension (high), sadness (medium), outrage (medium) sentiment: negative audience: general news viewers, true crime followers, legal affairs readers, international news audiences people: Oscar Pistorius, Reeva Steenkamp, Gerrie Nel content_suitability: death [00:26-00:46]; violence [00:37-00:46]; crime [00:00-02:44] transcript_source: publisher captions transcript_reviewed: not applicable ---  # Reeva Steenkamp's Father Says Oscar Pistorius 'Has To Pay' for Her Death > Sponsored content. 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After two trials and over three years of legal complications and delays, the famed South African paralympian will be sentenced for the murder of model Reeva Steenkamp._ Description, summary, key points, chapters, key quotes, questions and transcript, where present, were produced automatically from the video or its captions and were not reviewed. ## Summary The video reviews the Oscar Pistorius murder case through commentary on the trial. It describes the state's theory of events, the courtroom breakdown during cross examination, and the finding that he was an unreliable witness. It covers the psychologist's testimony and the delay it caused, then the initial culpable homicide sentence and the state's appeal that led to a murder charge and a new sentencing. ## Key points - The trial began on the third of March in 2014, and people immediately latched onto the case. (00:14) - The state tried to build a case that Pistorius and Steenkamp had a huge fight that night and that he shot her in a rage. (00:26) - Prosecutor Gerrie Nel showed a video of Pistorius firing a high-powered gun at a watermelon, followed by an image of Steenkamp's body in court. (00:37) - Pistorius had an absolute meltdown on the stand during cross examination, and proceedings were stopped for quite some time. (00:45) - His story changed at least three times, and the court ruled him an unreliable and dishonest witness. (00:46) - His psychologist testified that he had General Anxiety Disorder, which could have affected his behavior that night; the trial was delayed 30 days. (01:03) - He was initially sentenced for culpable homicide, which implies there was no intent to kill the person he was firing upon. (01:44) - The state, unhappy with the conviction, appealed to replace culpable homicide with murder, and he is to be sentenced again on a murder charge. (02:02) ## Chapters - [00:00 to 00:26] Trial begins and public fascination. The trial starts in March 2014 and draws immediate public attention. - [00:26 to 00:46] State's case and courtroom breakdown. The state's theory of a fight and rage is described, along with Pistorius's breakdown under cross examination. - [00:46 to 01:03] Changing story and unreliable witness. His story changed multiple times and the court found him unreliable and dishonest. - [01:03 to 01:44] Psychologist testimony and delay. A psychologist's anxiety diagnosis is presented and the trial is delayed 30 days. - [01:44 to 02:44] Culpable homicide, appeal and murder charge. The initial sentence, the state's appeal and the coming sentencing on a murder charge are described. ## Key quotes - [00:16] interviewer: "people, unfortunately, enjoy seeing a" - [00:37] Gerrie Nel: "Here's what you did" - [00:46] interviewer: "His story changed at least three times," - [01:47] interviewer: "Culpable homicide implied that there was absolutely no" ## Questions this video answers - When did the Pistorius trial begin? [00:14] - What was the state's theory of what happened the night Reeva Steenkamp was shot? [00:26] - What caused Pistorius's breakdown on the stand? [00:37] - Why did the court find Pistorius an unreliable and dishonest witness? [00:46] - What did Pistorius's psychologist diagnose, and how did it affect the trial? [01:03] - Why did the state appeal the culpable homicide conviction? [02:02] ## Content suitability - death [00:26-00:46]: Discusses the shooting death of Reeva Steenkamp and describes an image of her body shown in court. - violence [00:37-00:46]: Describes a video of a high-powered gun being fired at a watermelon, used in court to illustrate the shooting. - crime [00:00-02:44]: Covers a murder trial, convictions, an appeal and sentencing. by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Jun 14, 2016 11:46 AM UTC Barry Steenkamp makes an emotional testimony during the athlete's sentencing hearing by [Tara John](https://time.com/author/tara-john/) ## Tara John Jun 14, 2016 11:46 AM UTC In an emotional testimony during the second day of Oscar Pistorius’ sentencing hearing, the father of Reeva Steenkamp says the double-amputee Olympic runner “has to pay” for his daughter’s killing. “For me it has been difficult to forgive, but I feel that Oscar … has to pay. How long is up to the court and we will go by the decision of the court” said Barry Steenkamp on Tuesday according [to the _Guardian_](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/14/reeva-steenkamps-father-says-oscar-pistorius-must-pay-murder). A weeping Steenkamp told a crowded courtroom— where many, including Pistorius, shed tears — of their daughter’s plan to look after him and his wife, June, in old age. He also asked for photos of his daughter’s body to be made public so that people could see her wounds, [reports the BBC](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36526530). Pistorius [was first sentenced to five years](http://time.com/4366123/oscar-pistorius-depression-sentencing/) in jail for manslaughter over the shooting of his girlfriend through a bathroom door in 2014\. He got out on parole after one year. After [an appeal by state prosecutors](http://time.com/4365756/oscar-pistorius-murder-sentence-second-hearing/) his conviction was changed to murder. Beginning [on Monday](http://time.com/4366123/oscar-pistorius-depression-sentencing/), the sentencing hearing is expected to conclude at the end of this week. “What she must have gone through in those split seconds. She must have been in so much fear and pain. That is what I think of all the time. I can see it myself. It must have been absolutely and utterly awful” said Steenkamp according to the _Guardian_. \[[_BBC_](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-36526530)\] ## Transcript [00:00] [ MUSIC ] [00:04] The [00:09] trial [00:14] only began on the third of March in 2014. [ MUSIC ] People [00:15] immediately latched onto the case, and people, [00:16] unfortunately, enjoy seeing a [00:22] fall from grace. The state is trying to build up its [00:26] case suggesting [00:31] that Pistorius and Steenkamp had a [00:35] huge fight that night, and in a rage, he had shot her. [00:37] [ SOUND ]. The biggest point of breakdown, throughout the [00:37] entire trial, was under cross examination when Gerrie Nel, [00:37] the prosecutor, presented a video of him firing a [00:37] high- powered gun at a watermelon. " Here's what you did [00:39] to Reeva Steenkamp ," and [00:45] immediately, an image of Reeva Steenkamp's body flashes [00:45] up on the screens in court. That was the The moment when [00:45] Pistorius had an absolute meltdown on the stand, and [00:46] proceedings had to be stopped for quite some time. His [00:50] story changed at least three times, [00:54] and ultimately, I think that was why the court ruled him to [00:56] be such an unreliable [01:03] and dishonest witness. Pistorius's psychologist was [01:04] brought to the stand. The trial [01:11] had to be delayed for [01:15] 30 days She [01:21] had diagnosed him with General [01:27] Anxiety Disorder. This could [01:33] have potentially [01:40] affected his behavior on the night that he shot [01:44] and killed Reeva Steenkamp. [ MUSIC ] He was initially [01:47] sentenced to a culpable homicide charge. The sentence [01:47] imposes three years imprisonment. Holy suspended [01:47] Culpable homicide implied that there was absolutely no [01:48] intent in killing the person that he was firing upon. There [01:51] was a lot of, sort of, [01:55] outrage, implying that his fame and people knowing of [01:59] Across the globe. I think that had possibly influenced the [02:02] judge. The state was very [02:13] unhappy with that particular conviction. So they [02:17] launched an appeal to have that overturned and [02:21] to be replaced rather than culpable homicide but a murder [02:21] charge Now, he's going to be sentenced again, but this [02:23] time on a murder [02:28] charge. 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