Since the shooting, Pistorius lost sponsorship deals with companies including Nike Inc., Luxottica Group SpA’s Oakley and Ossur hf. Reeva Steenkamp’s father urged the South African High Court to punish Oscar Pistorius for murdering his daughter. In December, the Supreme Court of Appeal ruled that he was guilty of murder, citing “errors of law” in the first verdict. Judge Thokozile Masipa originally convicted Pistorius of manslaughter for shooting Steenkamp on Valentine’s Day in 2013 through a locked toilet door. It must have been absolutely and utterly awful.”As Steenkamp described receiving the news of his daughter’s murder, Pistorius, 29, held his head in his hands.

Source: National Post June 14, 2016 16:59 UTC