Pistorius money offer to Steenkamp family rejected

Oscar Pistorius offered 375,000 South African rand (€26,785) to the family of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp after he killed her, but they rejected it because they did not want “blood money”, the double-amputee athlete’s sentencing hearing has been told.

Chief prosecutor Gerrie Nel also referred to separate monthly payments of 6,000 rand (€428.63) that Pistorius apparently made to Ms Steenkamp’s parents after they asked for help. Mr Nel said those payments would be returned in full.