Gudmundsdottir told the court Pistorius often visited her family in Iceland and her family travelled to Manchester to see Pistorius race. "He has to pay for his crime," Steenkamp, 73, said of Pistorius, who he found it very difficult to forgive. Fierce debateThe case has prompted a fierce debate in a country beset by high levels of violent crime against women. At his original trial, Pistorius had argued he mistook Reeva Steenkamp for an intruder. Oscar Pistorius must pay for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, her father told a South African court on Tuesday, adding that forgiving the Paralympian runner for his crime was very hard.

Source: The Star June 14, 2016 11:48 UTC