Reeva Steenkamp was shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius at his Pretoria home.
Updated 20 Aug 2026
Reeva Steenkamp was staying at Oscar Pistorius's Pretoria home when he fired four shots through a locked bathroom door during the early hours of 14 February 2013. [1]
A trial court initially convicted Pistorius of culpable homicide. The Supreme Court of Appeal later replaced that verdict with murder, and his sentence was increased. [2]
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Major events in the case, shown in chronological order.
Oscar Pistorius fired four shots through a locked bathroom door at his Pretoria home, killing Reeva Steenkamp.
Source: Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa ↗The High Court acquitted Pistorius of murder but convicted him of culpable homicide, a verdict later challenged by prosecutors.
Source: Wikipedia ↗The trial court sentenced Pistorius to five years' imprisonment for culpable homicide, before the prosecution's successful appeal on the verdict.
Source: Wikipedia ↗South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal set aside the culpable-homicide verdict and convicted Pistorius of murder.
Source: Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa ↗The Supreme Court of Appeal increased the prison sentence to thirteen years and five months after prosecutors challenged the earlier sentence.
Source: Wikipedia ↗South Africa's Department of Correctional Services placed Pistorius on parole under supervision, with the sentence continuing until its scheduled expiry in 2029.
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