#OscarPistorius offers money to compensate for killing #ReevaSteencamp instead of facing jail.
Reeva's family refused
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...s/11158043/Oscar-Pistorius-sentence-live.html …/QUOTE]
It also emerged on Tuesday that Pistorius offered a one-off payment of 375,000 rand (£21,300) to the Steenkamp family after Reeva's death, but they rejected it because they did not want to accept "blood money".
The offer was revealed by prosecutor Gerrie Nel during the hearing.
However, June and Barry Steenkamp accepted monthly payments of 6,000 rand (£340) from Pistorius, who requested that it be kept confidential, the Steenkamp's lawyer Dup de Bruyn said.
"They needed it. They needed to live," Mr de Bruyn said. "They are now in a position to repay it." Mr de Bruyn told reporters that the couple will not seek further financial compensation for the loss of their daughter”.
De Bruyn went on to say that he’d done some good deals and they were now in a much better financial position and added that they will not be pursuing a civil case.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...riend-who-testified-against-him-in-court.html
“Their lawyer, Dup de Bruyn, has since confirmed that they are in the process of repaying the funds”. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/wor...s/11158043/Oscar-Pistorius-sentence-live.html