Former Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has been denied parole by a South African parole board following his conviction for the 2013 murder of Reeva Steenkamp.
The appeal was lodged after the star had served half of his 13-year prison sentence for shooting dead his ex-girlfriend at his South African home.
The comments from June Steenkamp came ahead of Pistorius' hearing at Atteridgeville prison in Pretoria, as his ex-girlfriend's family continued to oppose his release citing a lack of remorse. "I don't believe his story. I don't believe Oscar is remorseful… or rehabilitated," Ms Steenkamp said on Friday morning prior to the hearing.
Mr Steenkamp was not present at today's hearing due to ill health, however, a statement read out on his behalf described the appeal as "extremely emotional".
Ms Koen, the Steenkamp family's lawyer, had previously said Reeva's mother, who hails from Blackburn, Lancashire, would submit written and oral statements at the hearing to oppose Pistorius's bid for freedom. Pistrorius continues to assert it was an accident, with the star claiming he thought he was firing at an intruder in his bathroom and not his girlfriend.
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