We have a new verdict
DOLUS EVENTUALIS
Justice has finally been done and been seen to be done. Of course this wont bring Reeva back, but now
June, Barry, their family and friends will know that others too believe her life was worth so much more than the pittance she was worth in the eyes of Masipa.
Reeva was very outspoken and passionate about women enduring violence and abuse and it was ironic that the very day she was to have given that speech to teenage girls about domestic abuse, she was gunned down by OP. As devastating as this has been for her family, her death has not been in vain because she has now left a legacy to the women of SA that womens lives do matter. The SCA has clarified the law so that judges will now understand it and be in a better position to punish those who blithely think they can get away with murder just because they offer up an asinine excuse such as hearing a noise.
Knowing that Reeva was so cruelly murdered in a place where she should have been safe is a heavy cross for June and Barry to bear. Theres no such thing as closure with the death of a child and her family are only left with memories and thoughts of what her life was and might have become. If they now have some peace of mind that justice has been done, that will bring some comfort.